Bulevardi: Difference between revisions
further translation |
further translation |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{unreferenced|date=November 2013}} |
{{unreferenced|date=November 2013}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[File:Bulevardi in August.jpg|thumb|right|Bulevardi in August 2020.]] |
[[File:Bulevardi in August.jpg|thumb|right|Bulevardi in August 2020.]] |
||
{{coord|60.1647|N|24.9382|E|source:wikidata|display=title}} |
{{coord|60.1647|N|24.9382|E|source:wikidata|display=title}} |
||
| Line 7: | Line 6: | ||
Bulevardi is part of a culturally and historically significant avenue axis continuing via [[Erottaja]] and the [[Esplanadi]] park to the [[Market Square, Helsinki|Market Square]]. The trees on the street mostly consist of old [[Tilia|linden]] and younger [[Acer platanoides|maple]] trees.<ref name="ympäristö">[https://www.hel.fi/static/liitteet/kaupunkiymparisto/julkaisut/julkaisut/julkaisu-10-19.pdf Bulevardi | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys ja kehittämissuositukset], Helsinki urban environment. Accessed on 20 April 2023.</ref>{{rp|79}} The street has been designated as a nationally significant urban environment,<ref>[https://www.hel.fi/hel2/ksv/liitteet/2021_kaava/6324_1_Hietalahdenranta_ymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6historiaselvitys.pdf Hietalahden ranta | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys], pp. 89-90, City of Helsinki 2020. Accessed on 12 April 2023.</ref> surrounded by architecturally valuable buildings.<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|97}} |
Bulevardi is part of a culturally and historically significant avenue axis continuing via [[Erottaja]] and the [[Esplanadi]] park to the [[Market Square, Helsinki|Market Square]]. The trees on the street mostly consist of old [[Tilia|linden]] and younger [[Acer platanoides|maple]] trees.<ref name="ympäristö">[https://www.hel.fi/static/liitteet/kaupunkiymparisto/julkaisut/julkaisut/julkaisu-10-19.pdf Bulevardi | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys ja kehittämissuositukset], Helsinki urban environment. Accessed on 20 April 2023.</ref>{{rp|79}} The street has been designated as a nationally significant urban environment,<ref>[https://www.hel.fi/hel2/ksv/liitteet/2021_kaava/6324_1_Hietalahdenranta_ymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6historiaselvitys.pdf Hietalahden ranta | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys], pp. 89-90, City of Helsinki 2020. Accessed on 12 April 2023.</ref> surrounded by architecturally valuable buildings.<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|97}} |
||
==History== |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Bulevardi was founded in the 19th century to ease the traffic between [[Hietalahti, Helsinki|Hietalahti]] and the [[South Harbour, Helsinki|South Harbour]].<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|23}} It was named after existing boulevards in other countries. The street was first named Boulevarden in 1820, and its first Finnish names were Lehtokatu and Pulewardinkatu in 1866. The Swedish name was Boulevardsgatan since the 1870s and the Finnish name Boulevardinkatu was taken into use during the following decade. The names of the street were established as Boulevardsgatan and Bulevardinkatu in 1909, with the latter coming into use in the 1890s. The current names were established in 1928.<ref>Olavi Terho ''et al.'' (ed.): ''Helsingin kadunnimet'', p. 92. Publications of the City of Helsinki #24/1970.</ref> |
|||
The first houses on Bulevardi were built in the early 1820s. The street soon gained a reputation of a residence area for "the better people".<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|29}} The architect [[Carl Ludvig Engel]] bought two lots on the street, erected his house of residence there and founded a garden.<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|29}} In the 1870s old wooden houses were dismantled and replaced with apartment buildings.<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|49}} In the 20th century many apartments were converted into offices.<ref name="ympäristö"/>{{rp|53}} |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 11:21, 9 June 2023
 |
60°09′53″N 24°56′18″E / 60.1647°N 24.9382°E Bulevardi (Swedish: Bulevarden, Boulevard) is a boulevard in Helsinki, Finland. It starts at Erottaja and ends at Hietalahdentori. The majority of the boulevard is located in the western part of the Kamppi neighborhood and a small part of Punavuori. Restaurants, cafes, and art galleries line the street. The Alexander Theatre and Sinebrychoff Museum of Art are located on Bulevardi.
Bulevardi is part of a culturally and historically significant avenue axis continuing via Erottaja and the Esplanadi park to the Market Square. The trees on the street mostly consist of old linden and younger maple trees.[1]: 79 The street has been designated as a nationally significant urban environment,[2] surrounded by architecturally valuable buildings.[1]: 97
History
Bulevardi was founded in the 19th century to ease the traffic between Hietalahti and the South Harbour.[1]: 23 It was named after existing boulevards in other countries. The street was first named Boulevarden in 1820, and its first Finnish names were Lehtokatu and Pulewardinkatu in 1866. The Swedish name was Boulevardsgatan since the 1870s and the Finnish name Boulevardinkatu was taken into use during the following decade. The names of the street were established as Boulevardsgatan and Bulevardinkatu in 1909, with the latter coming into use in the 1890s. The current names were established in 1928.[3]
The first houses on Bulevardi were built in the early 1820s. The street soon gained a reputation of a residence area for "the better people".[1]: 29 The architect Carl Ludvig Engel bought two lots on the street, erected his house of residence there and founded a garden.[1]: 29 In the 1870s old wooden houses were dismantled and replaced with apartment buildings.[1]: 49 In the 20th century many apartments were converted into offices.[1]: 53
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bulevardi | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys ja kehittämissuositukset, Helsinki urban environment. Accessed on 20 April 2023.
- ^ Hietalahden ranta | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys, pp. 89-90, City of Helsinki 2020. Accessed on 12 April 2023.
- ^ Olavi Terho et al. (ed.): Helsingin kadunnimet, p. 92. Publications of the City of Helsinki #24/1970.
 | This article about transport in Finland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |