Tulli () is a

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in the center of

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.Maija Louhivaara: ''Tampereen kadunnimet'', p. 86. Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja 51, 1999, Tampere. (in Finnish) It takes its name from the Customs House (''Tullikamari'') completed in 1901 and the associated Pakkahuone packing house. Due to the proximity of the

railway yard A rail yard, railway yard, railroad yard (US) or simply yard, is a series of Track (rail transport), tracks in a rail network for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading rail vehicles and locomotives. Yards have many tracks in parallel for kee ...

, storage, office and production facilities were built in the area from the end of the 19th century. A town plan was established for the area in 1900. Tulli's area houses the premises of the

University of Tampere The University of Tampere (UTA) ( fi, Tampereen yliopisto (Tay), ) was a public university in Tampere, Finland that was merged with Tampere University of Technology to create the new Tampere University on 1 January 2019. The university offered un ...

, small industry, the Tullintori shopping center and, to an increasing extent, also settlements. The Customs House and Pakkahuone have

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and cultural activities. The northern boundary of Tulli is the

Itsenäisyydenkatu Itsenäisyydenkatu (literally "Independence Street") is an east–west street in the center of Tampere, Finland. It is a significant street connection in the city center of Tampere in terms of transport connections, as it leads from Tamper ...

street and in the north-south direction it is split by the Yliopistonkatu street. On the eastern edge of the district is the popular recreation area of the eastern center, the Sorsapuisto park, on the southern edge of which is the large

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and congress center,

Tampere Hall sv, Tammerforshuset , image = Tampere-talo panorama 2014.jpg , caption = Tampere Hall in June 2014 , former_names = , building_type = , architectural_style = Postmodernism , structural_system = , ...

, completed in 1990. In the western part of Tulli, on the edge of the railway yard and Ratapihankatu, is the tallest hotel building in both Tampere and Finland,

Hotel Torni Hotel Torni () is a historical hotel located in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland, and a part of the Sokos Hotels hotel chain. When opened in 1931, it became the tallest building in Finland, a position it maintained until the completion of the new Nes ...

. A new

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, the

Tulli Tower Tulli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alessandro Tulli (born 1982), Italian footballer * Frank Tulli (born 1944), American former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Giacomo Tulli (born 1987), ...

(''Tullin torni''), is planned about 150 meters south of Hotel Torni.Nouseeko Torni-hotellin naapuriin Tampereen korkein talo? Tullin alueelle suunnitellaan taas uutta pilviä hipovaa rakennusta
– ''

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'' (in Finnish)

Sources

''Koskesta voimaa'' -verkkojulkaisu: Tullin alue – XVII kaupunginosa
(in Finnish)

References

External links

Tulli – VirtualTampere.com
Keskusta (Tampere) {{WesternFinland-geo-stub