Helsinki - Rock Church

(Local Name: Taivallahdenkirkko / Temppeliaukio) Along Fredrikinkatu, to the left, is Helsinki's Rock Church (Taivallahdenkirkko | Temppeliaukio; by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen, 1968-69), an underground church blasted out of the native granite. It has a shallow circular dome (13m/43ft high at its highest point) of copper sheeting and glass borne on concrete ribs. The church is also used as a concert hall.