Salpausselkä Sanatorium
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marko77
N 60° 56.749 E 025° 55.149
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Salpausselkä sanatorium is one of the few tuberculosis sanatoriums in Finland - located in Nastola, 9 mile east from Lahti. As a sanatorium, designed in 1923 by Wäino Palmqvist, late Art Nouveau styled main building served until the 1960s.
Waymark Code: WMJP0Y
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 12/11/2013
Views: 43
After that, until 1980s, it served as a hospital for a children who´s central nervous system was damaged. Interesting enough, during the Winter War (1939-1940) this building was a 9th military hospital and after that, a part of 8th military hospital (300 surgical beds). Nowadays, all the buildings are privately owned.
Style: Art Nouveau
Structure Type: Government
Architect: Wäino Palmqvist
Date Built: 1923
Supporting references: Not listed
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