Architecture sights in Helsinki
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Temppeliaukio Church
Hewn into solid rock, Temppeliaukio Church was designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen in 1969 and remains one of Helsinki’s foremost attractions. The church symbolises the modern innovativeness of Finnish religious architecture and features a stunning 24m-diameter roof covered in 22km of copper stripping. There are regular concerts, with great acoustics; the entrance is at the northern end of Fredrikinkatu.
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Orthodox Uspensky Cathedral
East of the market, on Katajanokka island, you can't miss the magnificent Orthodox Uspensky Cathedral . The red-brick exterior supports 13 gilded cupolas ('onion domes' designed by a Russian architect of the tsar) representing Christ and his disciples.
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