Lars Sonck — Architect of Churches

Authors

  • Margarita K. Kabakchi Saint Petersburg State University

Abstract

The article deals with only one aspect of creative work of Lars Sonck (1870–1956) — one of the most prominent Finnish architects of the period known as “national romanticism”, namely church construction. During his long and prolific career L. Sonck built quite a number of churches and cathedrals, big and small, in different regions of Finland. A few of these churches serve as examples of how the artistic method of the architect changed in 1890–1930s. That was the period of transition from eclecticism to Art Nouveau, then neoclassical style and Art Deco, still further — to functionalism in Finnish architecture. The author of the article describes the background history of the construction of the churches, their peculiar as well as typical features, and also provides information about their current condition and usage.

Keywords:

Finland, national romanticism, Lars Sonck, church

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Author Biography

Margarita K. Kabakchi, Saint Petersburg State University

PhD, associate professor of the Department of English Philology and Translation of the Faculty of Philology

References

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References

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10. Suomen Teollisuuslehti, 1898, no. 16.

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Published

2012-09-12

How to Cite

Kabakchi, M. K. . (2012). Lars Sonck — Architect of Churches. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts, 2(3), 144–158. Retrieved from https://artsjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1556

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Architecture

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