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Detailed plan from 1820

Detailed plan from 1820
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The first detailed plan for Helsinki. A channel was planned in place of the contemporary main street.
Detailed plan for the capital city drawn by J.A. Ehrenstöm in 1820. For example, you can see a plan to dig a canal from Kluuvinlahti to the Market Square.

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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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Helsinki City Archives

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Changing urban environment

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1820

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Authors

J.A. Ehrstöm

Keywords

asemakaavoitus

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