Ullanlinna Explained

Finnish: Ullanlinna
Other Name:Swedish: Ulrikasborg
Settlement Type:Helsinki Subdivision
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Uusimaa
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Greater Helsinki
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Helsinki
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Southern
Parts Type:Subdivision regions
Parts Style:para
P1:none
Total Type: 
Area Total Km2:0.75
Population Total:10,040
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:13,387
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:00140, 00150
Blank Name Sec1:Subdivision number
Blank Info Sec1:07
Blank1 Name Sec1:Neighbouring subdivisions
Blank1 Info Sec1:Eira
Punavuori
Kaivopuisto

Finnish: Ullanlinna (in Finnish ˈulːɑŋˌlinːɑ/; Swedish: '''Ulrikasborg''') is a city district of Helsinki, in Finland. The name Ullanlinna (English: "[[Ulla]]'s Castle") 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 Finnish: [[Suomenlinna]]. The name Finnish: Ulla refers to the Swedish Queen Ulrika Eleonora (1688–1741).[1] 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 Finnish: [[Jugendstil]] architectural style synonymous with National Romanticism.[2]

The central part of Ullanlinna is marked by the Finnish: [[Tähtitorninpuisto]] park (English: Observatory Park),[1] at the centre of which is the former observatory, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in 1825 in the Neoclassical style of architecture. Other notable buildings in the district are the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tähtitorninvuoren puiston historiaa . Vihreät Sylit . City of Helsinki . October 22, 2021 . fi.
  2. Web site: In Helsinki, Modern Units to Art Nouveau Gems . . October 22, 2021 .