Helsinki Court House

Helsinki Court House
Helsinki Court House
Helsingin oikeustalo
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General information
Architectural style	Industrial
Town or city	Helsinki
Country	Finland
Coordinates	60°09′49″N 024°54′03″E / 60.16361°N 24.90083°ECoordinates: 60°09′49″N 024°54′03″E / 60.16361°N 24.90083°E
Construction started	1937
Completed	1940
Client	Alko
Owner	City of Helsinki
Design and construction
Architect

Helsinki Court House (Finnish: Helsingin oikeustalo) is situated on Salmisaari in Helsinki, Finland. Designed by [fi], it was constructed between 1937 and 1940 as Alko's headquarters, factory and main storage, and was partially reconstructed in 2004, when it became a court house.

Stylistically the building is a modernist updating of 19th-century warehouses, massive and with slight curves and no detailing except heavily framed strip windows and rounded entrance bays.^[1]

References[]

^ Malcolm Quantrill (1995). Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition. London: Spon. p. 234. ISBN 9780419195207.

External links[]

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Helsinki District Court

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[1] Malcolm Quantrill (1995). Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition. London: Spon. p. 234. ISBN 9780419195207.

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