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UBU, è una splendida idea quella di dedicare a Paul un'intera settimana di foto!
Caro Paul, ti aspettiamo in molti. e nel frattempo questa foto ariosa e blu e positiva è per te
Red life-buoys at the rear of a snowy ship at Kauppatori Helsinki Finland on cold winter day.
Copyright Mikko Palonkorpi.
...is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland.
The church was originally built from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
It was also known as St Nicholas' Church until the independence of Finland in 1917
It is a major landmark of the city.
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Uspenskin katedraali - befindet sich auf einem Felsen am westlichen Ende der Halbinsel Katajanokka im Zentrum von Helsinki. War ein deutliches Symbol der russischen Herrschaft über Finnland.
... spent my last night walking round the LUX light installation in Helsinki. First time I've used the Light Trail mode on my Slow Shutter app, so bear with me :)
This magnificent monument simulates over 600 steel pipes in honour of Jean Sibelius, who was a composer and violinist. The highest pipe reaches over 27 feet in the air!!
The Sibelius Monument by Eila Hiltunen is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The monument is located at the Sibelius Park in the district of Töölö in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. Wikipedia
Artist: Eila Hiltunen
Address: Sibeliuksen puisto, Mechelininkatu, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
Opened: September 7, 1967
Created: September 7, 1967
Architect: Eila Hiltunen
Was great to see all kinds of different people come together and celebrate. This year was record here, over 20k participants, on the pride.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Casino Helsinki is a casino located in Helsinki, Finland, located less than a ten minute walk from Central Railway Station. It's owned by government-owned Veikkaus and is one of the few casinos in the world, and the second in Finland, to donate all of its profits to charity. The other non-profit casino in Finland is Paf which donates all of its profits from the autonomous Åland islands. Casino Helsinki employs around 200 people, and it had around 305,000 visitors in 2009 with around 30 million euros of revenue.
The casino is open 363 days a year from 12PM to 4AM. It has around 300 slot machines, over 20 gaming tables and a poker room. The two-story casino has around 2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft) of space.