Turku City Hall ( fi, Turun kaupungintalo, sv, Åbo stadshus) is a

Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range ...

building located on the bank of the Aura River in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. The City Council of Turku convenes at Turku City Hall. The Mayor used to work in an Art Nouveau building near to the City Hall, the Turku City Office until 2011. It was originally designed by Charles Bassi from 1810-1811 as the restaurant ''Seurahuone''. The building survived the

Great Fire of Turku The Great Fire of Turku ( fi, Turun palo, sv, Åbo brand and russian: Пожар Або) was a conflagration in the city of Turku in 1827. It is still the largest urban fire in the history of Finland and the Nordic countries. The city had burned ...

in 1827. It was redone 1879-1883 as the city hall under plans by Frans A. Sjöström. The first floor used to have the

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of Turku up until 1975 and Turku district court until 1997. After the district court of Turku moved to the new Turku courthouse, the first floor was replaced by work, meeting and legislative spaces in 1999. The second floor of the building is decorated with gold and massive

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crowning. The wing of the building, located on Aurakatu 4, is for city council groups' rooms and travel agency services. The public can enter the building during specific events such as Turku Day. The public is also permitted to witness the city council assembly.

References

External links

Turku City Hall on the City of Turku webpages
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