Showing posts with label Turku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turku. Show all posts

Sunday, July 30, 2006

TAPIOLA AND TURKU - JUNE 1981

TAPIOLA GARDEN CITY - AN AMAZING CONCEPT


"TAPIOLA was «founded» in 1952 as an architects experience camp"


"1981 - Thirty years later, TAPIOLA was still looking great, even with a threatening storm over us"


"Fifty years later, TAPIOLA seems to be in good shape and commemorating the anniversary"
Have a look at Performing the 50th anniversary of a Garden City

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TURKU

Turku, in the southwestern part of Finland, is its oldest city and was its first capital city. Turku is often said to be the only West European town in Finland. This is because Turku has the four items that all medieval European towns have in common: a river, a cathedral, a castle and a market.


"RAILWAY STATION - Nice connections"


"DOWNTOWN on midsummer's day"


"MARKET SQUARE - It seems that the name of Turku originates from a Slavic word «torg», which means a market place"


"SCULPTURE IN THE PARK - from Antti Louhisto (1918-1989), named «A statue of friendship between Leningrad and Turku», 1969, Puolalanpuisto Park"


"CATHEDRAL - The mother church of the Lutheran Church of Finland, and the country's national shrine"


"PORT - MS Fennia linking Turku to Stockholm (Silja Line). Casino Express 1965 - 2001"


"TURKU - STOCKHOLM - Celebrating Midsummer's Eve"