National Museum of Finland Bell Tower - Helsinki, Finland
N 60° 10.487 E 024° 55.930
35V E 385282 N 6672672
The National Museum of Finland was built from 1905 to 1910 and is located in Helsinki, Finland. Its bell tower is its most striking feature.
Waymark Code: WMPFQC
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/24/2015
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"In the centre of Helsinki stands a sprawling building of grey granite, adorned with a high bell tower that sometimes causes people to mistake it for a church. This, however, is a different kind of sanctuary – built to house the national collections of Finland, it serves as a hub of knowledge about Finland and the world beyond. Welcome to the National Museum."
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"The National Museum of Finland (Finnish: Kansallismuseo, Swedish: Nationalmuseum) presents Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history. The Finnish National Romantic style building is located in central Helsinki and is a part of the National Board of Antiquities (Finnish: Museovirasto, Swedish: Museiverket), under the Ministry of Culture and Education.
The museum's entrance hall ceiling has ceiling frescoes in the national epic Kalevala theme, painted by Akseli Gallén-Kallela, which can be seen without an entrance fee. The frescoes, painted in 1928, are based on the frescoes painted by Gallén-Kallela in the Finnish Pavilion of the Paris World Fair in 1900.
The building of the National Museum was designed by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren, and Eliel Saarinen. The appearance of the building reflects Finland's medieval churches and castles. The architecture belongs to national romanticism and the interior mainly to art nouveau. The museum was built from 1905 to 1910 and opened to the public in 1916. The museum was named the Finnish National Museum after Finland's independence in 1917. After the last thorough renovation, the museum was re-opened in 2000."
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