Diet of Porvoo 1809 - Chapter House - Porvoo, Finland
Posted by: small oaks
N 60° 23.897 E 025° 39.451
35V E 426024 N 6696521
Sign on the wall of Chapter house - one of the important locations of the Diet of Porvoo.
Waymark Code: WM8R0D
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 05/05/2010
Views: 71
Sign says:
English -
"Diet of Porvoo 1809
Plenary session chamber and meeting room for the clergy"
Swedish -
"Borgå Lantdag 1809
Plenisal samt sessionrum för prästeståndet"
Finnish -
"Porvoon Valtiopäivät 1809
Yleiskokoussali sekä pappissäädyn kokouspaikkka"
Chapter house:
Chapter house was comprehensive school build in 1759 and served as school until 1850. It is one of the national monuments in Porvoo together with Porvoo Cathedral and the Old town hall.
Group that erected the marker: City of Porvoo
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Lukiokuja 2 Porvoo, Finland 06100
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