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Sign: Helsinki - Suomenlinna - Fortress of Suomenlinna - World Heritage Site


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Suomenlinna, B 40, 00190 Helsinki, Finland
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On the sign:
World Heritage Logo

SUOMENLINNAN LINNOITUS
on vuonna 1991 liitetty
MAAILMANPERINTÖLUETTELOON
ainutlaatuisena sotilasarkkitehtuurin muistomerkkinä.
UNESCO:n yleissopimus maailman
kulttuuri- ja luonnonperinnön suojelemisesta määrittää sellaiset huomattavat kulttuuri- ja luonnonperintökohteet, joiden suojelu on koko ihmiskunnan yhteinen asia.

SVEABORGS FÄSTNING
har år 1991 införts på
VÄRLDSÄRVSLISTAN
som ett unikt minnesmärke över militär arkitektur.
I UNESCO:s konvention om skydd för världens kultur- och naturarv fastställs sådana betydande kultur- och naturarvsobjekt, som hela mänskligheten gemensamt bör bevara.

THE FORTRESS OF SUOMENLINNA
was included in
THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST
in1991 as a unique monument of military architecture
UNESCO’s Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage lists cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value which should be protected by mankind as a whole.
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Suomanlinna Fortress is a fortress spanning 5 islands in Helsinki. The star-shaped fortress was built by the Swedes in 1748 as a defense against Russian takeover.
The fort was declared a World Heritage Site in 1991

The text on the sign appears in 3 languages: Finnish, Swedish and English

The fortress wall was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image




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