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Nine men with quarrying eguipment standing for the photograph.
Men quarrying in 1909.

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The first detailed plan of Helsinki, named the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland, from 1820, and an aerial image from 2019. In the pictures, you can clearly see the impact of backfilling on the shape of the Helsinki peninsula. In addition to Kluuvinlahti, the small Töölönjärvi lake has also been filled in.

A growing Helsinki, a changing environment

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Photographer

Helsinki City Museum / Signe Brander

Phenomena

Changing urban environment Constantly changing everyday life

Period

1909

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Keywords

ammatit building, construction

Authors

Brander Signe HKM

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CC BY 4.0

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Helsinki City Museum
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