Helsinki Central Railway Station - Table of Contents ...................... Kleinhans Music Hall - Table of Contents
| Built: |
1907-19 |
| Architect: |
Eliel Saarinen |
| Style: |
Art Nouveau Saarinen was inspired by the Vienna Secession movement, and designed the station using a blend of elements of the Arts & Crafts movement with themes from traditional Finnish rural architecture to produce a decidedly romantic and nationalistic style. |
| Usage: |
Approximately
200,000 passengers per day in 2017 |
| Distinguishing features: |
Clock
tower and the two pairs of statues holding the spherical lamps, lit at
night-time, on either side of the main entrance. |
| Materials: |
Finnish
granite cladding with reinforced concrete interior vaults |
Facade     Detail below:  Copper stylized bellflowers(?)  Two details below:  Detail #1 - Art Deco style letters and geometric window design ... The bottom copper molding is detailed below:  Detail #2 |
Side  Two details of the left bay below:  Detail #1 - Pink Finish granite  Detail #2 - Partially oxidized copper spandrel panels  Side entrance features four termini holding spherical lamps which are lit up at night   Figures were designed by Emil Wikstrom.     |
Clock and Tower  Art Deco style vertical geometric lines  |