[1] The cathedral-like building seats 1200 people in the hall and 124 in the organ gallery.
[1] In the Gesamtkunstwerk spirit Aalto also designed silverware, antependiums, altar cloths and two stained glass paintings for the church.
[2] The cross-shaped bell tower from which the church gets its name is 65 meters high and a local landmark.
A parish center by Aalto, consisting of white one-storey and two-storey buildings, was built next to the church in 1964–66.
Docomomo has also selected the center as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland.