(; ) is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. The name ''Ullanlinna'' () refers to the fortification line that was built at the southern edge of the area during the 18th century (no longer visible), as part of the town fortifications, which also included the fortress of . The name refers to the Swedish Queen
Ulrika Eleonora (1688–1741).
During the 19th century the area was dominated by summer pavilions owned by the wealthy Helsinki middle-classes. The appearance of the area changed gradually at the end of the 19th century as the wooden houses were replaced with much higher stone buildings, designed in the prevailing architectural style synonymous with
National Romanticism.
The central part of Ullanlinna is marked by the park (),
at the centre of which is the former
observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed.
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, designed by
Carl Ludvig Engel in 1825 in the
Neoclassical style of architecture. Other notable buildings in the district are the
Design Museum
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and the
Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Gallery
File: Tehtaankatu.jpg, Tehtaankatu
File:Viiskulma.jpg, The Viiskulma intersection viewed from Laivurinkatu
File:Ravintola Sea Horse Helsinki.JPG, Restaurant Sea Horse
File:Tähtitorninkatu - panoramio (2).jpg, ''Lähetystalo'', the office and church building of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission at Tähtitorninkatu
File:Russian embassy Helsinki.JPG, Embassy of the Russian Federation
File:Ullanlinna & Kaivopuisto in Helsinki, Finland in 1970s.jpg, Aerial view of Ullanlinna and Kaivopuisto in the 1970s
See also
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Eira
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Kaivopuisto
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Punavuori
Sources
References
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