Scenary from bus

09/16/2009 - Helsinki, Finland

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September 16th 2009
Went on a “City Highlights” tour which ended in “Senate Square” at the Lutheran Church, which was as decorative and iconized as a catholic church. Part of the tour included a stop at the Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church). Completed in 1952, it is built entirely underground and has a ceiling made of copper wire. The underground Rock Church is built inside of a massive block of natural gra ... read more

Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more