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Kamppi Chapel

Coordinates:60°10.16′N024°56.16′E/ 60.16933°N 24.93600°E/60.16933; 24.93600
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Kamppi Chapel
Finnish:Kampin kappeli
Swedish:Kampens kapell
View from the Narinkka Square
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60°10.16′N024°56.16′E/ 60.16933°N 24.93600°E/60.16933; 24.93600
LocationKamppi,Helsinki
CountryFinland
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Kimmo Lintula, Niko Sirola and Mikko Summanen
Completed1 February 2012
Specifications
Height11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Administration
ParishHelsinki Parish Union

TheKamppi Chapel(Finnish:Kampin kappeli,Swedish:Kampens kapell) is achapelin the neighbourhood ofKamppiinHelsinki,Finland, located on the Narinkka Square. It is also known as the "Chapel of Silence" since it is intended to be a place to calm down and have a moment of silence in one of the busiest areas of the city.[1]

The chapel is operated on a partnership basis by theHelsinki Parish Unionand the Social Services Department of the City of Helsinki, while the parish unions of the neighbouring cities ofEspooandVantaaalso participate in the chapel's activities. Regular church services are not being held in the chapel, though it is planned to hold regular moments of prayer in the future.

Ecumenical Chapel[edit]

Inside the Kamppi Chapel in Helsinki.

The chapel isecumenicaland welcomes everyone irrespective of religion,philosophy of lifeor background.[1]The chapel's overall design (both on the interior and exterior) is very austere and simplistic, as well as mostly neutral, bearing some semblance to amulti-faith prayer room.

The representatives of both the parishes and the Social Services Department are available in the chapel for personal discussions.

The chapel was constructed as a part of theWorld Design Capitalprogram in 2012. It was designed by architectsKimmo Lintula,Niko SirolaandMikko SummanenofK2S Architects Ltd.,and won theInternational Architecture Awardsin 2010.[2]The chapel became popular immediately after it was opened; some 250,000 people had visited by January 2013.[3]A year later, the chapel received its 500,000th visitor.[4]CNNcalled the building an architectural landmark and said: "The chapel demonstrates how contemporary architecture at its best can fascinate and inspire."[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Kampin kappeli"(in Finnish). Helsinki parishes.Retrieved22 February2014.
  2. ^"Kamppi Chapel of Silence".International Architecture Awards for the Best New Global Design 2010.The Chicago Athenaeum. 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 20 May 2011.Retrieved2 December2012.
  3. ^"Kampin kappeli Helsingissä kerännyt neljännesmiljoona kävijää".Helsingin Sanomat(in Finnish). 4 January 2013.Retrieved22 February2014.
  4. ^"Kampin kappelissa on käynyt yli puoli miljoonaa vierailijaa"(in Finnish). Helsinki parishes. 7 January 2014.Retrieved22 February2014.
  5. ^Marianna Wahlsten and Hannah Brookes (14 December 2012)."Helsinki: World Design Capital 2012".CNN.Retrieved22 February2014.

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