On our way to our last two stops, we drove by the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. This stadium was built to host the 1940 Olympics when they were moved from Tokyo and before they were cancelled due to World War II. It was used to host athletic and equestrian events as well as the football finals in the Summer Olympics of 1952. Today it is used for concerts and athletic competitions as well as being the home of Finland's national football team.
Our next stop was a monument honoring Jean Sibelius, the famous Finnish composer. The monument is made of 600 hollow pipes that are to depict a wave-like pattern. The artist wanted to capture the essence of Sibelius' music. There was quite a debate over this piece of "abstract art" when it was unveiled in 1967 so an effigy of Sibelius was added as well. I loved the detail work on each pipe so I included a few close-ups of that as well.
I have no clue what kind of plant/flower this is, but it was kind of random and kind of interesting.
Picture #1 - The outline of a cross is all that adorns the outside of the church.
Picture #2 - a podium or maybe even an alter
Picture #3 - The ceiling is made of a coil copper tubing---13 miles of it.
Picture #4 - There's nothing very elaborate about this church. The pews are simple, and there's not much more there than the pews, the organ and a piano, and the alter. There is a balcony with more seating.
Picture #5 - The organ
Picture #6 - Skylights are the main source of light.
Since it was Sunday, it was wonderful to just sit in this unique place and focus on Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in a relatively quiet environment Quite the unique place.
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