Arriving at our destination – Finland. Tour buses ready to take the guests around the city of Helsinki 🙂
Rock Church, an underground house of worship blasted out of native granite and capped with a copper dome.
We then toured the city by bus
Theater
Helsinki’s department store
Sibelius Park
Stainless steel tube monument to the great Finnish composer Jean Sibeliu
Coastal road past Embassy Park The Senate Square and its surroundings form a unique and cohesive example of Neoclassical architecture. The square is dominated by four buildings designed by Carl Ludvig Engel (1778-1840): Helsinki Cathedral, the Government Palace, the main building of the University of Helsinki and the National Library of Finland. A statue of Alexander II (1894) stands in the middle of the Senate Square. Helsinki Cathedral is arguably Finland’s most famous and photographed building; it celebrates its 165th anniversary in 2017. The oldest stone building in Helsinki is the Sederholm House located on the southeast corner of the square. Today the building hosts the Helsinki City Museum. The Esplanade park and the Market Square are just a block away. ( website http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/see-and-experience/sights-and-attractions/senate-square) #Finland#Helsinki #Regent25#regentsevenseasexplorer#h2hssexplorer2017
Esplanade and Market Square
