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'''Tyresö church''' (''Tyresö kyrka'') is a [[17th century]] [[church]] in [[Tyresö Municipality|Tyresö]], [[Sweden]], belonging to the [[Tyresö parish]]. The church is located near [[Tyresö Palace]], which was built during the same era.
'''Tyresö church''' (''Tyresö kyrka'') is a 17th century [[church]] in [[Tyresö Municipality|Tyresö]], [[Sweden]], belonging to the [[Tyresö parish]]. The church is located near [[Tyresö Palace]], which was built during the same era.


The church has a [[brick]] exterior and built in a style of a mixture of [[Gothic architecture|gothic]] and [[Renaissance architecture|renaissance]] with the tower facing west. It was built during [[1638]]–[[1640]] by [[riksdrots]] [[Gabriel Oxenstierna]], who also built Tyresö castle. The church was inaugurated [[March 9]], [[1641]] with Gabriel Oxenstierna's own burial.
The church has a [[brick]] exterior and built in a style of a mixture of [[Gothic architecture|gothic]] and [[Renaissance architecture|renaissance]] with the tower facing west. It was built during 1638–1640 by [[riksdrots]] [[Gabriel Oxenstierna]], who also built Tyresö castle. The church was inaugurated [[March 9]], [[1641]] with Gabriel Oxenstierna's own burial.


In [[1790]] the tower and roof were destroyed by a fire, and due to financial difficulties the spire on the tower was not rebuilt, and a low pyramid formed roof was built there instead, which is there still today.
In 1790 the tower and roof were destroyed by a fire, and due to financial difficulties the spire on the tower was not rebuilt, and a low pyramid formed roof was built there instead, which is there still today.


Tyresö church is one of the most popular churches in Sweden for weddings due to its idyllic placement on a hillock surrounded by meadows and lush trees, and the proximity to Tyresö castle and no modern buildings nearby.
Tyresö church is one of the most popular churches in Sweden for weddings due to its idyllic placement on a hillock surrounded by meadows and lush trees, and the proximity to Tyresö castle and no modern buildings nearby.

Revision as of 12:40, 6 July 2008

Tyresö church

Tyresö church (Tyresö kyrka) is a 17th century church in Tyresö, Sweden, belonging to the Tyresö parish. The church is located near Tyresö Palace, which was built during the same era.

The church has a brick exterior and built in a style of a mixture of gothic and renaissance with the tower facing west. It was built during 1638–1640 by riksdrots Gabriel Oxenstierna, who also built Tyresö castle. The church was inaugurated March 9, 1641 with Gabriel Oxenstierna's own burial.

In 1790 the tower and roof were destroyed by a fire, and due to financial difficulties the spire on the tower was not rebuilt, and a low pyramid formed roof was built there instead, which is there still today.

Tyresö church is one of the most popular churches in Sweden for weddings due to its idyllic placement on a hillock surrounded by meadows and lush trees, and the proximity to Tyresö castle and no modern buildings nearby.