Trinity Church (Karlskrona)

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Trinity Church in Karlskrona
Baptismal font of the Holy Trinity Church

The Trinity Church ( Trefaldighetskyrkan ) is one designed by the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. J. Church in Karlskrona , Sweden , built between 1697 and 1709 . It is one of the most important baroque churches in Sweden and one of the city's world heritage sites.

history

The church is an octagonal structure with a dome. The model was the Pantheon in Rome . The church has a portico with four columns facing the market square .

The church was also badly damaged in the great city fire of 1790. It was rebuilt according to the original plans, with the exception of the dome, which is lower. The interior design (wall paintings and wooden sculptures) was carried out by Johan Törnström .

The Holy Trinity Church is also called the German Church ( Tyska kyrkan ) because it was originally the church of the German community in Karlskrona. The name is dedicated to the Trinity .

organ

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1827 by Pehr Zacharias Strand (Stockholm). The organ case was designed by the architect Carl-Gustaf Blom-Carlsson. The instrument has 22 stops on two manual works and a pedal . The actions are mechanical.

I main work C – f 3
Drone 16 ′
Fugara 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Flauto (B) 8th'
Flauto cuspido (D) 8th'
Salcional 8th'
Octava 4 ′
Hohlfleuten 4 ′
Octava 2 ′
Trumpette 8th'
II Oberwerk C – f 3
Principal 8th'
Corni di Basetti 8th'
Rörfleut 8th'
Octava 4 ′
Flauto 4 ′
Bassoon (B) 8th'
Oboe (D) 8th'
Pedals C – c 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Violon 8th'
Octava 4 ′
Trumbono 16 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

Commons : Trefaldighetskyrkan  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 9 ′ 38 "  N , 15 ° 35 ′ 10"  E