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Kulttuuritalo | |
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General information | |
Type | Cultural |
Architectural style | Modern |
Location | Alppila, Helsinki, Finland |
Address | Sturenkatu 4 |
Coordinates | 60°11′18″N 024°56′39″E / 60.18833°N 24.94417°E |
Current tenants | Sodexo |
Construction started | 1955 |
Completed | 1958 |
Owner | Helsingin Kulttuurihub Oy |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Alvar Aalto |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 1452 + 2 |
Website | |
https://www.kulttuuritalo.fi/en/home/ |
Kulttuuritalo ( Finnish: Kulttuuritalo, Swedish: Kulturhuset) is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.
The building combines a concert hall, an office building and a lecture-theatre block connecting the two. Uniting the whole, along the street frontage, is a 60-metre (200 ft) canopy. [1]
Kulttuuritalo was originally built for Finnish Communist cultural organizations. Aalto designed the building pro bono and was given complete artistic freedom; the construction work was done largely by volunteers. Work began in 1955, and the building was opened in 1958.
The building was owned by the Communist Party by a nonprofit foundation until the 1990, when the bankruptcy of the Finnish Communist Party forced its sale.
Today its owned by the government owned Senate Properties. The building is protected by a decision made by the Finnish Council of State in 1989.
Notable artists who have played at the venue [2] include:
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Kulttuuritalo | |
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General information | |
Type | Cultural |
Architectural style | Modern |
Location | Alppila, Helsinki, Finland |
Address | Sturenkatu 4 |
Coordinates | 60°11′18″N 024°56′39″E / 60.18833°N 24.94417°E |
Current tenants | Sodexo |
Construction started | 1955 |
Completed | 1958 |
Owner | Helsingin Kulttuurihub Oy |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Alvar Aalto |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 1452 + 2 |
Website | |
https://www.kulttuuritalo.fi/en/home/ |
Kulttuuritalo ( Finnish: Kulttuuritalo, Swedish: Kulturhuset) is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.
The building combines a concert hall, an office building and a lecture-theatre block connecting the two. Uniting the whole, along the street frontage, is a 60-metre (200 ft) canopy. [1]
Kulttuuritalo was originally built for Finnish Communist cultural organizations. Aalto designed the building pro bono and was given complete artistic freedom; the construction work was done largely by volunteers. Work began in 1955, and the building was opened in 1958.
The building was owned by the Communist Party by a nonprofit foundation until the 1990, when the bankruptcy of the Finnish Communist Party forced its sale.
Today its owned by the government owned Senate Properties. The building is protected by a decision made by the Finnish Council of State in 1989.
Notable artists who have played at the venue [2] include: