Palace Hotel, Helsinki

Palace Hotel in Helsinki, Finland
Panorama of Helsinki waterfront with the Palace Hotel on the left

The Palace Hotel is an historic modernist hotel in Helsinki, opened in 1952, the year of the Helsinki Olympic Games.[1] The building was designed by architects Viljo Revell and Keijo Petäjä, and was constructed during 1949–1952.[2][3] In addition to the Palace Hotel and related restaurants, the building hosted also the main offices of the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers.[4] The interiors of the building were furnished by various renowned Finnish interior designers, such as Olli Borg, Antti Nurmesniemi and Olavi Hänninen.[1][3][4]

The hotel building has been included in the selection of Finnish masterpieces of modernism in architecture by the Docomomo International organization.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Malcolm Quantrill 1995. Finnish architecture and the modernist tradition. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-419-19520-7
  2. ↑ Sharp, Dennis 2002. Twentieth-century architecture: a visual history. Images Publishing. P. 191. ISBN 978-1-86470-085-5.
  3. 1 2 Open Helsinki – Embedding Design in Life. World Design Capital 2012 Application. P. 118, 125.
  4. 1 2 3 Helsinki South Harbour, Open International Ideas Competition. Constructed Cultural Environment – Rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö. City of Helsinki, City Planning Department, 2011, p. 8.

Coordinates: 60°09′55″N 24°57′09″E / 60.1654°N 24.9524°E / 60.1654; 24.9524


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