Helgeandskyrkan is a church located in Klostergården, on the south-west side of Lund

Lund

-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

 in Skåne, Sweden

Sweden

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. It was opened in 1968 as a district church in the Lund Cathedral Parish, but became the main church of the Helgeand Parish after it was formed in 1991.

The functionalistic

Functionalism (architecture)

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 church has thick brick walls, a campanile

Campanile

Campanile is an Italian word meaning "bell tower" . The term applies to bell towers which are either part of a larger building or free-standing, although in American English, the latter meaning has become prevalent.The most famous campanile is probably the Leaning Tower of Pisa...

 and a pulpit on the exterior designed for outdoor services. It has 23 church bells, of which twenty form a chime of bells and three are located in the campanile.

The architect behind the church was Sten Samuelson.