Palace Hotel, Helsinki

Panorama of Helsinki waterfront with the Palace Hotel on the left

ThePalace Hotelis an historicmodernisthotel in Helsinki, opened in 1952, the year of theHelsinki Olympic Games.^[1]The building was designed by architectsViljo Revelland Keijo Petäjä, and was constructed during 1949–1952.^[2]^[3]In addition to the Palace Hotel and related restaurants, the building hosted also the main offices of the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers.^[4]The interiors of the building were furnished by various renowned Finnishinterior designers,such as Olli Borg,Antti NurmesniemiandOlavi Hänninen.^[1]^[3]^[4]

The hotel building has been included in the selection of Finnish masterpieces of modernism in architecture by theDocomomo Internationalorganization.^[4]

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^^a ^bMalcolm Quantrill (1995).Finnish architecture and the modernist tradition.Taylor & Francis.ISBN 978-0-419-19520-7.
^Sharp, Dennis (2002).Twentieth-century architecture: a visual history.Images Publishing. p. 191.ISBN 978-1-86470-085-5.
^^a ^bOpen Helsinki – Embedding Design in Life(PDF).World Design Capital 2012 Application. April 2010. pp. 118, 125.
^^a ^b ^cMarja Piimies, ed. (2009),Suburban Guide(PDF),Helsinki City Planning Department, p. 8,ISBN 978-952-223-510-7

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[malcolm-1] Malcolm Quantrill (1995).Finnish architecture and the modernist tradition.Taylor & Francis.ISBN 978-0-419-19520-7.

[2] Sharp, Dennis (2002).Twentieth-century architecture: a visual history.Images Publishing. p. 191.ISBN 978-1-86470-085-5.

[hd2012-3] Open Helsinki – Embedding Design in Life(PDF).World Design Capital 2012 Application. April 2010. pp. 118, 125.

[cult-4] Marja Piimies, ed. (2009),Suburban Guide(PDF),Helsinki City Planning Department, p. 8,ISBN 978-952-223-510-7

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