Built out of solid rock in the 1960s, Temppeliaukio Church is found largely underground in Helsinki. Architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen designed the church to burrow into solid rock, using designs that predated World War II. The back wall of the altar is a solid exposed rock wall. It finally opened in 1969. The name, by the way, is Finnish for "Temple Square," and it doubles as a concert venue, given the structure's tremendous acoustics.

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