Christ Church Lutheran (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Christ Church Lutheran is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Minneapolis. Its buildings—a sanctuary with chapel (1949) and an education wing (1962) designed by Finnish-American architects Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen—have been internationally recognized, most recently in 2009 as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S Department of the Interior.
Christ Church Lutheran viewed from the northeast
The church interior seen from the balcony
Inside the nave, facing the front
The 1962 education building
Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect known for his work with art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. He was also the father of famed architect Eero Saarinen.
Eliel Saarinen in early 1900s
Armas Lindgren, Eliel Saarinen, Albertina Östman, and Herman Gesellius in the late 1890s
Saarinen designed entire city districts of Helsinki, but they were never built due to cost. This picture shows his plan for the Haaga district.
Image: Photograph of the Finnish pavilion at Exposition Universelle (1900)