Snow-church, Rovaniemi, Finland; March 12, 2002
Every town builds a snow church each winter. This is
the most elaborate one we saw.
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(Lutheran) church, Rovaniemi, Finland, March 12, 2002
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New Church, Sodankyla, Finland; March, 2002
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Church at Inari, Finland, North elevation.
The light on the wall is reflected from a glass-walled building across the way.
March 12, 2002
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The church in Inari, Finland, SE elevation.
March 12, 2002
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The steeple of the church in Inari, Finland.
All the buildings of Lapland are very modern, because they've all been built since
1947, when the Germans burned everything. And even the old Finnish architecture
is elegantly simple, with only structural geometric ornament.
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The church at Ivalo, Finland.
March 12, 2002
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The new church, Sodankyla, Finland
March 11, 2002
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The new church, Sodankyla, Finland.
The ladder onto the roof is required, in case of fire.
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Bell tower ornament, New Church, Sodankyla, Finland
March 10, 2002
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West side perspective, New Church,
Sodankyla, Finland
March 10, 2002
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North elevation, New Church, Sodankyla, Finland
March 10, 2002
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