Helsinki (Helsingfors) in the mirror of imperial St. Petersburg

This essay discusses three aspects related to the likeness between Helsinki and St Petersburg. Firstly, the centre of early 19th-century Helsinki became to look like miniature St Petersburg because its architect C.L. Engel admired the neoclassical architecture in St Petersburg. Secondly, Helsinki (H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rahikainen Marjatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cherepovets State University 2017-05-01
Series:Historia provinciae: журнал региональной истории
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Online Access:http://en.hpchsu.ru/archived-issues/the-journal-of-regional-history-v-1-no-1/helsinki-helsingfors-in-the-mirror-of-imperial-st-petersburg/