Plevna, Tampere

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Plevna seen from Satakunnankatu
Interior of the brewery restaurant Plevna
The Plevna hall in 1932
The first electric lights in Finlayson

Plevna is a former industrial building located in the neighbourhood of Finlayson in central Tampere, Finland, hosting a Finnkino movie theatre, the brewery restaurant Plevna and the brewery .

The building was designed by architects and and built from 1876 to 1877.[1] It housed the largest weaving hall in the Nordic countries upon completion, holding 1200 power looms.[1][2] The red brick facade lacked windows and the weaving hall was illuminated through the ceiling windows.[1]

Plevna was the first building in the Nordic countries and in the Russian Empire (of which Finland was part at the time) to be lit by electric lighting.[3] The Thomas Edison electric light was first used in the building on 15 March 1882.[1][3][4][5] A bridge was built in 1876 between the Plevna and Katuvapriikki buildings, which also served as the main entrance of the factory. The bridge has since been dismantled.[1]

The building is named after the city of Pleven, Bulgaria, and the 1877 siege of Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War, which also involved Finnish soldiers[1] to commemorate it.[6]

Movie theatre[]

Main article: Finnkino Plevna

The building currently houses a Finnkino movie theatre founded in 1999. Finnkino Plevna has 10 auditoriums and 1653 seats, which makes it the largest movie theatre in Finland outside the capital area.[7]

Plevna is one of the main premises of the annual Tampere Film Festival.[8]

Restaurant[]

The building also houses the brewery restaurant Plevna.[9] The restaurant serves the brewery's own beers, and since February 2018 customers have also been able to buy them to go.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 10 Plevna, city of Tampere 2003. Accessed on 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Määttänen, Markus (January 5, 2020). "Tampereen maailmankartalle nostanut yritys alkoi kukoistaa salaperäisen, mustiin pukeutuneen johtajan komennossa – Lapsityövoima ja orjien tuottamat raaka-aineet olivat arkipäivää". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "SUOMEN ENSIMMÄISEN SÄHKÖVALAISTUKSEN MUISTOLAATTA 1962". www.tampere.fi. Retrieved 2021-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Rasila, Tampereen historia 2, p. 34.
  5. ^ Kautonen, Mika (November 18, 2015). "A history of continuous change and innovation". Smart Tampere Ecosystem. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Finlayson history (see year 1877)". Finlayson.fi. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  7. ^ "Finnkino Plevna". Finnkino. Retrieved 2021-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Tällä viikolla (4.–9.3.2020): Tampere Film Festival, Mari Rantasila, Suomen Kameraseurojen Liitto, Virtudes... – Kulttuuritoimitus (in Finnish)
  9. ^ Panimoravintola Plevna
  10. ^ Tykki, Emilia: Perinteikkäästä tamperelaisesta panimoravintolasta saa nyt ostaa olutta mukaan – "Olen sen verran suoraselkäinen, etten halunnut laittaa hyllyyn mitään vaippoja", Aamulehti 2 February 2018. Accessed on 18 August 2021.
Sources
  • Rasila, Viljo: Tampereen historia 2. 1840-luvulta vuoteen 1905, city of Tampere, 1984, ISBN 951-9430-00-8


Coordinates: 61°30′04″N 23°45′30″E / 61.50111°N 23.75833°E / 61.50111; 23.75833

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