Showing posts with label buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buildings. Show all posts
On my way Răcăciuni, some couple of days ago, I passed by this district heating power plant, operating at its full capacity. I stopped the car near the road and snapped some photos away, cause I thought that backlit steam cloud would make a good picture. I was right :)
Oh, and by the way, that's not pollution, that's just water steam blowing off. But people like calling it that way, it's more catchy :)
I've never been to fond of contemporary art, to be honest. Most of the time I find it a little bit to "out there", maybe too expressive or maybe lacking expressiveness and feelings, truth is it never gotten into me. But recently I visited Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art and...WOW! I fell in love the second I entered the front door.
The building itself is a work of art. It's so different, so energetic, so meaningful that you have to love it! It has that "je nais se quoi", as some might say; a combination of architecture, design and 00's visual art style that makes it just "the place to be" for the modern, northern artist.
More about Kiasma here.The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Finnish: Helsingin olympiastadion; Swedish: Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was built however to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were moved from Tokyo to Helsinki before being cancelled due to World War II. The stadium was also the venue for the first World Athletics Championships in 1983 as well as for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team.
Construction of the Olympic Stadium began in 1934 and it was completed in 1938. The Olympic was designed in functionalistic style by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. The stadium was completely modernized in 1990–1994 and also renovated just before the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Its spectator capacity was at its maximum during the 1952 Summer Olympics with over 70,000 spectator places. Nowadays the stadium has 40,000 spectator places. During concerts, depending on the size of the stage, the capacity is 45,000 - 50,000.
The tower of the stadium, a distinct landmark with a height of 72 metres (236 ft), is open for visitors and offers impressive views over Helsinki. It is possible to see into the adjacent Finnair Stadium.
From wikipedia
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