A cup of coffee may be one of these little pleasures we come across in our everyday lives, but is this a good enough reason for going all the way to Helsinki? Probably not. But then again, there is the Uschakoff building; it was built in the beginning of the nineteenth century in the heart of the city. And it happens to have an internal hall, designed in 1903 by the architects Lars Sonck and Valter Jung. This is presently called the Jugend Hall, and it hosts a spacious and friendly café under its skylight. The fresco at the rear was painted by Wilho Sjöström in 1916.
11.04.2011
I suppose this is what happens when people allow themselves to wander freely and rather purposelessly in a city they have never visited before, and they willingly loose themselves in its heart, rather than follow some sort of conventional sightseeing guide. Sooner or later, they end up in places such as this, which may as well be one of my favourite places in the world to sit and read, have a coffee or a salad. Is this a good enough reason for going all the way back? Probably not. But then again…
3 comments:
I've been there, too.This place is amazing. It is enormous and it feels like seeing an open horizon. Not to mention that it had one the best salads I've ever eaten.You drink your coffee in an architectural masterpiece...
Yes, you do. And the café is not posh or anything like that, it is a very casual place. By the way, do you remember that the tables had short texts printed on them, addressing various moments of the history of the building since the 1880s? It was such a fascinating little detail!
Yes, of course I remember. These moments of the history they're actually carved on the tables. It is a unique place no matter what.
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