Helsinki: Architecture
Places and attractions in the Architecture category
Categories
- Museum
- Park
- Church
- Art museum
- Shopping
- Specialty museum
- History museum
- Amusement park
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Historical place
- Amusement
- Amusement ride
- Shopping centre
- Carl Ludvig Engel
- Monuments and statues
- Island
- Theater
- Concerts and shows
- Sacred and religious sites
- Art gallery
- Nightlife
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Modernist architecture
- Theme park
- Street
- Harbor
- Library
- Neighbourhood
- Cemetery
- Concert hall
- Square
- Architecture
- Swimming
- Military museum
- Universities and schools
- Arenas and stadiums
- Event space
- Neo-renaissance architecture
- Memorial
- Restaurant
Government Palace
The Government Palace is the executive office building of the Council of State of Finland. It overlooks the Senate Square in central Helsinki, Finland.
Finnish National Theatre
The Finnish National Theatre, established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish speaking professional theatre in Finland.
National Library of Finland
The National Library of Finland is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. From 1919 to 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library. The National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage.
Mäntyniemi
Mäntyniemi is one of the three official residences of the President of Finland, besides the Presidential Palace and the summer residence Kultaranta. Mäntyniemi was finished in 1993. Four Finnish presidents have lived there: Mauno Koivisto, Martti Ahtisaari, Tarja Halonen, and the incumbent Sauli Niinistö.
Pohjolan toimitalo
The Pohjola Insurance building is the former headquarters of the Pohjola Insurance Company at Aleksanterinkatu 44 and Mikonkatu 3 in central Helsinki. Primarily designed by Gesellius, Lindgren & Saarinen and constructed in 1899–1901, it is a prominent example of Finnish national romantic architecture.
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Southern Finland