The Town Clerk of Helsinki

 

 

The city of Helsinki combines neoclassical and modern architecture bringing the balance between modernity and antiquity.

 

Helsinki was the World Design Capital in 2012, venue of the Summer Olympic Games in 1952, and host of the Eurovision Contest in 2007.

 

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The Town Clerk of Helsinki

The Town Clerk of Helsinki

Cesar Reyna

Cesar Reyna has over ten years of experience in Audiovisual Media and Filmmaking.
Focused on Script Writing, Script Editing, Directing, Corporate Videos, Short Films, and
Documentaries. He defines himself enthusiastically to conveying art to modern media and
writing. Besides works as a Tour Guide in Finland and Estonia

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Helsinki

Founded by the Swedish king Gustav Vasa in 1550 named originally Helsinforgs.

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Helsinki

As of today, Helsinki has 1,268,296 inhabitants.

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Helsinki

The City of Helsinki is located on the tip of a peninsula and on 315 islands.

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Helsinki

The City of Helsinki is located on the tip of a peninsula and on 315 islands.

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Helsinki

The Russian emperor Alexander I moved the capital from Turku to Helsinki in 1812.
Rebuilding the city by the German architect C.L. Engel after a fire.

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Helsinki

The city of Helsinki offers green areas, different museums, and galleries like the
National Museum of Finland or the Finnish National Gallery.

Definitely worth seeing!

Sights of Helsinki City

Helsinki Cathedral

Being the most iconic building of the city of Helsinki. It was built in 1852 during the rebuilding of the city of Helsinki after being named the capital of the Great Duchy of Finland by the emperor Alexander I of Russia.

Church in the Rock

A Lutheran church was built directly into solid rock in the neighborhood of Töölö in Helsinki. The church was designed by the Finnish architect brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened to the public in 1969.

Suomenlinna

The beautiful 18th-century sea fortress built during the Swedish period is just 15min by ferry from the city of Helsinki, offers a beautiful natural landscape together with defensive walls and picturesque sites like the King’s Gate drawbridge.

Kiasma Museum

Being the most important contemporary museum in Finland organizes exhibitions, performances, and events to make contemporary art more accessible to everyone. It has also extensive educational programming that integrates contemporary art into schoolwork.

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The Fuggerei

The Fuggerei

The Fuggerei in Augsburg is the oldest social settlement in the world in continuous use. It was built from 1514 to 1523 by order of the brothers Ulrich, Georg and especially Jakob Fugger (the rich) under the direction of the master builder Thomas Krebs.

History of Nuremberg

History of Nuremberg

More casually, when a document is issued on July 16, 1050, it is noted: “Actum Nuorenberc. Feliciter Amen”. The place Nuremberg is on record from that moment. The mentioned document confirms the release of a serf named Sigena.

The Burgtheater in Vienna

The Burgtheater in Vienna

The Burgtheater in Vienna has become an institution: it is one of the most famous theater venues in the German-speaking world. But in this article, the history of the house will be briefly illuminated. Now that the Ringstrasse was to be built as a magnificent boulevard around Vienna’s city center, the imperial Burgtheater was also to be transplanted to this prominent street.

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