Back to Turku Cathedral in the sunlight

[cimorene]

Interior stone window between the reading chapel and the children's chapel

Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Ironwork on the gate to an interior chapel. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Medieval lettering on plaster of the brick-ribbed vaults of an interior chapel. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral More roof paintings in the same chapel entryway. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Carven stone underfoot in the aisle between the pews and the right-hand chapels/tombs. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Elaborately painted ceiling vaults in the children's chapel. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral More of said painted ceiling vaults. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Excuse the blurriness - I really loved this wall painting. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral A tomb from the 1700s of a noble Marshal in the army. The lower two statues are of him and his wife; the one above is Jesus. It's very difficult to get a good photo, but this tomb is magical and gorgeous, the walls luminous dark blue with a gold and red pattern painted on them. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Brick-ribbed vaults, pillar, and balconies on the left of the sanctuary. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Altar in sunlight. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral View down the centre of the sanctuary from the altar to the organ. Raised pulpit on the right. These are traditional in the Nordic churches. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral (the pulpit, in sunlight) The pulpit and its winding staircase. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral, pulpit & old organ Just the top of the pulpit. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral - Queen of Sweden's tomb Queen Katerina of Sweden, wife of Erik, was a total peasant and they had an epic romantic story. She was exiled to Finland after he was dethroned, and she was very popular here. This is her tomb. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral - gravestone built into the floor Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral - altar Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral exterior Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral Cathedral windows round the side of the building. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral I fell in love with this precious little door. Saturday 13 October 2007 - Turku Cathedral The bell tower from behind and below.

Comments

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

There are few pieces of medieval architecture I love more than well-preserved/intact wall paintings. They're so rare!

[cimness.livejournal.com]

There are quite a few of them in our cathedral. This was the second-biggest city in the Swedish empire at the time when they were building the first Catholic churches there (late 1100s - 1200s). Later the paintings were covered over, I understand, and it took considerable work to uncover them again. They're very clear and pretty vibrant, I think.