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Senaatintori

Category: Sightseeing + Tours

Senaatintori, Helsinki, 00550

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Senate Square (Senaatintori) - Helsinki - Reviews of Senate Square (Senaatintori) - TripAdvisor
People of all ages and interests will be enchanted by this cosmopolitan hub with its many cultural offerings, scenic outdoor areas and popular fam...
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senate square (senaatintori) outdoor attraction reviews - helsinki outdoors - gusto!
Senate Square is a nice little area. The Lutheran Cathedral sits on one side while the main building of the University of Helsinki sits on another. In the middle of the square sits a bronze statue of Czar Alexander II. The square sometimes hosts concerts and is a great place for tourist photo ops. S...
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Helsinki's Senate Square — Virtual Finland
Carl Ludvig Engel (1778-1840), who had received his diploma in architecture from the Berlin Bauakademie in 1804, found no work in Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars. He applied for and received an appointment as city architect in Tallinn (Estonia). Soon he visited Finland and was asked to design an ...
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Helsingin kaupungin matkailutoimisto
The Senate Square and its surroundings form a unique and cohesive example of Neoclassical architecture. The square is dominated by four buildings designed by Carl Ludvig Engel between 1822 and 1852: Helsinki Cathedral, the Government Palace, the main building of the University of Helsinki and the Na...
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Helsinki in Frames - The Senate Square - Picture 1/3
By the 1600s, on the site of the Senate Square, there was already a town square, town hall and a church surrounded by a graveyard. The Ulrika Eleonora church was built on the square in 1727 and the main guardsroom in 1757. The so-called trivial school was located on the east side of the square. The ...
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