St Peter’s Church in Klippan

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St Peter’s Church in Klippan is a renowned modernist brick church in Sweden celebrated for its austere, poetic architecture and masterful handling of light and space by architect Sigurd Lewerentz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brick church
church building
modernist church
affiliation Diocese of Lund
alsoKnownAs Sankt Petri kyrka i Klippan
St Petri Church in Klippan
architect Sigurd Lewerentz
architecturalStyle Modernism
category 20th-century church in Sweden
modernist architecture in Sweden
continent Europe
country Sweden
county Skåne County
denomination Church of Sweden
function parish church
hasArchitecturalSignificance influential example of Nordic modernist ecclesiastical architecture
hasFeature carefully controlled natural light
minimalist interior
monolithic exterior appearance
sculptural brickwork
simple geometric volumes
heritageStatus considered one of Sigurd Lewerentz’s key works
widely regarded as a masterpiece of 20th-century church architecture
locatedIn Klippan
material brick
municipality Klippan Municipality
namedAfter Saint Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter
notableFor austere architecture
careful handling of space
masterful handling of light
poetic spatial composition
region Skåne
religion Lutheranism
usedFor Christian worship
community gatherings
religious ceremonies

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Sigurd Lewerentz notableWork St Peter’s Church in Klippan
St Peter’s Church in Klippan alsoKnownAs Sankt Petri kyrka i Klippan
linked to: St Peter’s Church in Klippan
St Peter’s Church in Klippan alsoKnownAs St Petri Church in Klippan
linked to: St Peter’s Church in Klippan