Department European and Nordic
Faculty Institution – Department Faculty of Social Sciences European and Nordic Studies Author Pierce Patrick Cosgrove Title Meanings, Messages, and Histories: An Assessment of Helsinki’s Relationship with Classical Architecture Subject Architectural History, Finnish History, Finnish Architecture, History of Helsinki, Architecture of Helsinki, Classical Architecture Level Month and year Number of pages Master’s Thesis October 2020 105 Abstract This thesis aims to examine and contextualize the histories, meanings, and the messages behind a number of the most significant classical structures in Helsinki, looking in particular at who erected these buildings and why they did so, along with what the planners and architects were trying to emphasize through their architectural design choices. The legacies of these builders and their buildings are also to be analysed. Specifically, this thesis does not aim to answer why Finland has classical architecture, but rather what it means for this young nation to have it, especially so in such significant abundance and considering that a great many of the nation’s most important buildings have been designed in this particular style. Keywords Classical Architecture, History, Helsinki, Classicism, Nationalism, Romanticism, Imperialism, Western Identity, Finnish Architecture Where deposited University of Helsinki Library Additional information Meanings, Messages, and Histories: An Assessment of Helsinki’s Relationship with Classical Architecture Pierce Patrick Cosgrove University of Helsinki Faculty of Social
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