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Porvoo Town Hall is the oldest town hall building in Finland, as the first written mention of the older Porvoo Town Hall dates back to 1545. [1] The main contractor of the current town hall was Gabriel Hagert (1706–1774), the Mayor of Porvoo, who received financial support from the parliament and the Nyland Brigade for construction work. [ 2 ]
The exhibition in the Old Town Hall showcases the history of Porvoo and Eastern Uusimaa from the Ice Age to the 18th century. Additionally the Old Town Hall houses artwork by Albert Edelfelt and Ville Vallgren, both of whom were born in Porvoo. [5] The Holm's House is a house museum of a wealthy 18th century merchant.
Porvoo Old Town (Finnish: Porvoon vanhakaupunki; Swedish: Borgå gamla stan) is a popular tourist destination, [9] known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and the 15th-century Porvoo Cathedral. The Old Town and the Porvoonjoki River Valley are recognized as, together, one of the National landscapes of Finland. [10]
The medieval old town of Porvoo on the Porvoonjoki river, Finland Traditional houses, with the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross in the background, in the walled city of Nicosia, Cyprus A street in the old town of Limassol, Cyprus Historical centre of Verona, Italy
The old building has been brought back to life in recent years. Now Public House 421 is a coffee shop where a public house was run years ago.
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The town hall was built in 1776 by the design of German architect Christian Friedrich Schröder. It represents late Baroque style, although the basic structure of two stories and a clock tower is common in the Medieval towns of Europe. [1] As the new town hall was completed in 1910, Old Town Hall has been the home of Rauma Museum.
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