Some Helsinki architecture

Ateneum

Across Kaivokatu from Railway Square is the Helsinki Ateneum, one of the art museums of the Finnish National Gallery. The building was designed by Theodor Höijer and opened in 1887. The Latin motto below the pediment reads “Concordia res parvae crescunt”.

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