tampere
The Manchester of Finland
This cosy city between two lakes is where the industry of Finland began. Typical for finnish cities is it modern look nordic look, but it has a few old buildings left. For people of Finland its known for the biggest amusement park of the country
Alexander Church
Alexander Church, built by Theodor Decker in 1880-1881, is a fine example of the Neo-Gothic style, although there are also some elements of other architectural styles. During reconstruction in 1937 the church was badly damaged by fire, and in 1980 it underwent another major renovation. The magnificent altarpiece, "The Glorification of the Saviour", is by Aleksandra Saltin, the motifs on the chancel walls are by Antti Salmenlinnan, the crucifix is by Ipi and Pekka Pyhältö, and the textiles throughout the church were designed by Anja Savolainen.
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Little Palace
The first superintendent of Finlayson Mills, Christian Bruun, commissioned the architect Frederick Thesleff to design a residence suitable for his needs, and those of his subordinates. The resulting Little Palace was completed in the 1897, in the Neo-Renaissance style with arched windows, sculptural decorations on the pediment. Interiors of the two-story house has five rooms perfectly capture the atmosphere of the late XIX century.Here you can see antykvarnuyu modern furniture, which was made to order for the furniture factory opened in Porvoo, antique chandeliers, jewelry made of art glass.In a small palace is a magnificent mosaic vіtrazhnaya "Garden of Leila." From 1982 to 2001 the building was used for commercial purposes, but is converted back into a private home. It act as a venue for recitals, concerts and other events, and there are guided tours of the building available.
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old church
The church is a cruciform church was built of wood in neoclassical style in 1824 to designs by architect Charles (Carlo) Bassi. It has been Enlarged in 1847. The bell tower was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and was completed 1828. The altarpiece was painted in 1831, and the pulpit is from 1841. The church was restored in its original style between the years 1953 and 1954 under the direction of Professor Nils Erik Wickberg.
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Tampere art museum
Tampere Art Museum was founded in 1931 by the Tampere Art Society. It is located in a former granary in the neighborhood of Amuri in Tampere. The building was constructed in 1838 by Carl Ludvig Engel's drawings. The magazine was converted into a museum in 1931, designed by Hilja Gestrin. The museum is run since 1985 by the City of Tampere.
The five most represented artists in the museum's collections are Tove Jansson (1919 works, mostly drawings, but also eight paintings), Tuulikki Pietilä (545 works), Magnus Enckell (303 works), Donald Löytänä (299 works) and Matti Petäjä (236 works ). |
Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral is a Lutheran church and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907.
The cathedral is famous for its frescoes, painted by the symbolist Hugo Simberg between 1905 and 1906. The paintings aroused considerable adverse criticism in their time, featuring versions of Simberg's The Wounded Angel and The Garden of Death. Of particular controversy was Simberg's painting of a winged serpent on a red background in the highest point of the ceiling, which some contemporaries interpreted as a symbol of sin and corruption. The altar-piece, representing the future resurrection of people of all races, was painted by Magnus Enckell. |
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Tampere city hall
The Tampere City Hall is a neo-Renaissance building. The current city hall was built in 1890 and was Designed by Georg Schreck. The palacial building has many halls and the city of Tampere holds many events there. During the Great Strike in 1905, the so-called "Red Manifesto" was read from the balcony of the Tampere City Hall. The Town Hall has a significant art collection. In the house there as paintings by Albert Edelfelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Schjerfbeck, Hjalmar Munsterhjelm, Pekka Halonen and Eero Järnefelt. Between 2003 and 2004 the town hall was restored to its original style. |
Tampere City Library
Tampere City Library or Metso is a municipal library.
In 1978 an architectural competition for a new library in Tampere was held. Reima Pietilä and Raili Pietilä won among 120 proposals with theire Soidinkuvat. Construction began in 1983 and lasted three years, after which the library opened to the public in August 1986. Its name Metso means capercaillie since the building looks similar to that bird frome above |
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Tampere Orthodox Church
The Orthodox church of Tampere was built in Russian romantic style, with onion style cupolas, and was built in 1896-99. The architect of the Russian army, T.U. Jasikov, drew the floor plan. The church was consecrated in 1899 to Saint Alexander Nevsky, a Novgorodian who in 1240 fought against the Catholic Swedes and two years later the Catholic Teutonic Knights with equal success, and was accordingly canoniced for these nationalistic but bloody deeds. Emperor Nicholas II donated the bells to this church. The church suffered heavily during the Finnish civil war in 1918 and most of the movables were disappeared or destroyed. The reconstruction took several years. After Finland declared its independence, it was re-consecrated to St. Nicholas, a less belligerent saint.
The Orthodox Church is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in Tampere. Indeed, it is even said that it is the finest masterpiece of Byzantine-style architecture in the Nordic countries. |
Tampere railway station
The Tampere railway station is a functionalist building in Tampere, Finland, designed by Eero Seppälä and Otto Flodin, completed in 1936. The 36-metre clock tower was later added because the Finnish railway bureau required it (its total height from ground level is about 50 metres).
The first, wooden station building, predating the current station, was built in 1876 to service traffic in the recently completed track Turku-Tampere-Hämeenlinna. The old station was built into a 2nd class station according to specific plans contradicting the overall track design. Its designer is thought to have been Knut Nylander. The station served its task well in its early days, because only a couple of trains arrived in Tampere per day. However, it soon became crowded, and the station had to be expanded several times. At that time, it was decided to build a new station in Tampere, and a design competition was held. |
Tampere theater
The Tampere Theatre is one of the two main active theaters in Tampere, Finland, along with the Tampere Workers' Theatre. The theater was started in 1904.
The present building in the National Romantic style was started 1912. It is designed by Kauno S. Kallio and Oiva Kallio. The building was inaugurated on 14 February 1913. |
Tirkkonen house
Tirkkonen house is a three-storey commercial building, which was built in 1901. The Art Nouveau style building was designed by architects Lars Sonck, and Birger Federley, and it was built by commercial counselor Nikolai Tirkkonen.
The house was located J. Tirkkonen fabric, thread and a fashion shop, which was founded in 1869. The house has been completed at the store premises were located on two floors and a surface area of 1 200 square meters. In 1907, the house got a pneumatic mail system, which transferred the cash and cash register receipts between the Movement sack and store funds. The pneumatic tube system is preserved, although it is no longer in use. The main manufacturing departments in 1920 were cloth for hospitals, which did equipped many of state, municipal and private hospitals and sanatoria. Tirkkonen business operated until the 1980s. |
YO house
Completed in 1901, the house was designed for the Nordic Union Bank by Gustaf Nyström. Nyström was influenced by the Austrian Art Nouveau influences that appear in the design and plenty of decoration of the building.
The City of Tampere bought the property in 1938 from the bank. The city government proposed the use of the building as a building for the Student Unions Student House. They soon have theire own restaurant business in 1967. In 1978 the restaurant buisness was leased to another company. The Student Union began again as restaurateurs in 1991 after the renovation which modernized the house. From 1997 to the end of November 2014 it was run by the Tampere Yo-talo Oy. The main owner and CEO was Timo Isomäki. In late 2014 Yo-house was transferred to Katariina Leino and Petri Lairikko. At the same time the house was renovated respecting the old two floors, and its technology was renewed to a more modern level. The second floor was opened after renovation for the first time to the public. Yo-house today is a club and concert venue. |