Loppi Church Explained

Loppi Church
Native Name:Finnish: Lopen kirkko
Swedish: Loppis kyrka
Location:Loppi
Country:Finland
Architect:Konstantin Kiseleff
Elia Heikel
Style:Gothic Revival
Completed Date:1888
Capacity:800
Parish:Loppi
Diocese:Tampere

The Loppi Church (Finnish: Lopen kirkko; Swedish: Loppis kyrka) is the 19th-century Gothic Revival red-brick church located in the Loppi municipality in Tavastia Proper, Finland.[1] The building was designed by and, and it was completed in 1888. The church burned down in 1914 and, after the renovation, it was reopened in 1921.[2]

The church's first 21-tone pipe organ was manufactured by the Kangasala's organ factory in 1926.[3] The current 29-tone pipe organ from 1988 was manufactured by the Danish company Christensen & Sønner.[2]

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  1. Web site: Lopen kirkot. Lopen seurakunta. 27 January 2024. fi.
  2. Web site: Lopen kirkko. Tiekirkot. 27 January 2024. fi.
  3. Book: Jorma. Kallenautio. Heikki. Wuorenrinne. Lopen historia kunnallisen itsehallinnon aikana. 1. 531. Hämeen Kirjapaino. 1976. 951-99093-5-4. fi.