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Topic Categories: Helsinki, Finland • Image of the Day • My Pictures • Photography • Travel
Posted on: July 20, 2009 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinna in summer, 2.
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
I have returned to one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki; Suomenlinna. This island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
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Comments
Hey pal. This structure looks to be earth plastered or perhaps rammed earth. I have built rammed earth buildings in Steinege Sweden. Cheers.
Posted by: Daxx-Terry Green | July 21, 2009 8:21 AM
Sorry, Daxxter. This part of Suomenlinna is conventional red brick, some buildings plastered, others not. The soil on the Suomenlinna islands is somewhat suboptimal for rammed earth construction, having not much clay or other binding elements in it. Even the bricks were brought over from the mainland.
Posted by: Juuro | August 3, 2009 7:35 AM