Porthania

Porthania
General information
Type University building
Architectural style Modernism
Location Yliopistonkatu 3, Helsinki
Coordinates 60°10.2′N 24°56.9′E / 60.1700°N 24.9483°E / 60.1700; 24.9483Coordinates: 60°10.2′N 24°56.9′E / 60.1700°N 24.9483°E / 60.1700; 24.9483
Current tenants University of Helsinki
Completed 1957
Design and construction
Architect Aarne Ervi

Porthania is a university building located in the center of Helsinki, Finland. It is part of the city centre campus of the University of Helsinki. Designed by Aarne Ervi and completed in 1957,[1] it is one of the notable modernist buildings from the 1950s in the center of Helsinki. The building is named after Henrik Gabriel Porthan and is currently mainly used by the Faculty of Law.

Features

The heart of Porthania is the two-storeys high central hall which is decorated by two large murals by Arvid Broms and Olli Miettinen. Four auditoriums line the central hall, the largest of which seats 650 people and is still the largest auditorium in the whole university. Above the hall on the second floor is a student canteen. The upper five floors of Porthania house smaller auditoriums and offices.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Porthania". Visit Helsinki. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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