Kuopio Market Hall is an

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Kuopio Market Square Kuopio Market Square ( fi, Kuopion kauppatori) is the market square in the Multimäki district in Kuopio, North Savonia, Finland. The market is located about one hundred meters above sea level and the size of the area is 130×174 meters. The cove ...

in the Multimäki district in

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. The market hall has a sales point for 30 companies. It is open all year round six days a week. The building was designed by Johan Victor Strömberg and the market hall began operations in August 1902.”Kauppahalli”. Kuopion kaupungin rakennushistoria, p. 130–132 (in Finnish) The hall was expanded in 1914 with a meat inspection center designed by Arne Sirelius, which now functions as a

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. Later, the appearance of the hall has been improved and interior renovations have been made. The demolition of the market hall was last seriously discussed in the 1960s. However, it was decided to renovate the market hall in the early 1970s. The current coloring of the building dates from this period. Kuopio market hall - interior

The Market Hall project had been planned since the 1870s.”Basaari- ja hallihanke”. Kuopion kaupungin rakennushistoria, p. 127–129 (in Finnish) The purity requirements for food sales had risen, and thus the need to build a permanent

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on the market also came to Kuopio. At the same time, the construction of a

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building was also planned for the square, but it was never carried out; also the market hall planned for the harbor square at the same time was never realized either.

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Kuopio Market Hall
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