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Helsinki Court House

Coordinates: 60°09′49″N 024°54′03″E / 60.16361°N 24.90083°E / 60.16361; 24.90083
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Helsinki Court House
Helsingin oikeustalo
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General information
Architectural styleIndustrial
Town or cityHelsinki
CountryFinland
Coordinates60°09′49″N 024°54′03″E / 60.16361°N 24.90083°E / 60.16361; 24.90083
Construction started1937
Completed1940
ClientAlko
OwnerCity of Helsinki
Design and construction
Architect(s)Väinö Vähäkallio

Helsinki Court House (Finnish: Helsingin oikeustalo) is situated on Salmisaari in Helsinki, Finland. Designed by Väinö Vähäkallio [fi], it was constructed between 1937 and 1940 as Alko's headquarters, factory and main storage, and was partially reconstructed in 2004, when it became a court house.

Stylistically the building is a modernist updating of 19th-century warehouses, massive and with slight curves and no detailing except heavily framed strip windows and rounded entrance bays.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Malcolm Quantrill (1995). Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition. London: Spon. p. 234. ISBN 9780419195207.
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