Turku castle
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khiemtranAnd on to Turku castle...
How you first see Turku castle depends on which side you approach it from. From the harbour side, it looks like this...
From the river walk from town, like this...
The only really satisfactory way to work out what is going on is to get an aerial view. Failing that, use Lego.
The white-painted end is the one on the left, the one with the bare stones in the first picture is on the right. I guess there was no need to paint the entire building, since no-one would ever see both sides at once.
Note that there are also two courtyards, a big one and a small one.
This is the view as you enter the small one.
See those windows? Someone apparently decided that plane window frames really just wouldn't do, but I gather they didn't quite get around to putting on all that fancy southern European stonework.
Here's what they did instead.
The larger courtyard had a sign announcing that they were building an opera stage there.
And, here it is. This would be quite a venue.
Up into the castle now. The whole thing has been turned into a labyrinthine museum. It's well worth the entry fee, but be prepared to walk and walk.
As castles go, this one has a very Nordic feel to it...
And they had surprisingly modern tastes in those days...
Here's the chapel...
And one of the galleries. I think this is the one of the top left of the Lego model. The exhibits tend to be labeled only in Finnish and Swedish, so if you can't read either, it might pay to either buy a guide book or take a tour.
The exhibits here go from pre-historic to modern art. You could literally spend hours here. And it's meticulously maintained.
Apart from the little wolf "problem"...
Plus, there are two actual dungeons to explore. Also, cannons. Although I gather this one would have only been effective if they were attacked from a very precise angle.
So, that's Turku castle. And now you want to head back home? Don't forget to check the timetable for the No. 1 bus back to Kauppatori before you enter the museum. Otherwise, you might find yourself waiting up to an hour for the next one.
How you first see Turku castle depends on which side you approach it from. From the harbour side, it looks like this...
From the river walk from town, like this...
The only really satisfactory way to work out what is going on is to get an aerial view. Failing that, use Lego.
The white-painted end is the one on the left, the one with the bare stones in the first picture is on the right. I guess there was no need to paint the entire building, since no-one would ever see both sides at once.
Note that there are also two courtyards, a big one and a small one.
This is the view as you enter the small one.
See those windows? Someone apparently decided that plane window frames really just wouldn't do, but I gather they didn't quite get around to putting on all that fancy southern European stonework.
Here's what they did instead.
The larger courtyard had a sign announcing that they were building an opera stage there.
And, here it is. This would be quite a venue.
Up into the castle now. The whole thing has been turned into a labyrinthine museum. It's well worth the entry fee, but be prepared to walk and walk.
As castles go, this one has a very Nordic feel to it...
And they had surprisingly modern tastes in those days...
Here's the chapel...
And one of the galleries. I think this is the one of the top left of the Lego model. The exhibits tend to be labeled only in Finnish and Swedish, so if you can't read either, it might pay to either buy a guide book or take a tour.
The exhibits here go from pre-historic to modern art. You could literally spend hours here. And it's meticulously maintained.
Apart from the little wolf "problem"...
Plus, there are two actual dungeons to explore. Also, cannons. Although I gather this one would have only been effective if they were attacked from a very precise angle.
So, that's Turku castle. And now you want to head back home? Don't forget to check the timetable for the No. 1 bus back to Kauppatori before you enter the museum. Otherwise, you might find yourself waiting up to an hour for the next one.
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Date: 2011-07-23 10:08 pm (UTC)Turku wasn't on my mental map as a place to visit - it wasn't on my map at all - but it sounds exceedingly interesting.
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