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Hämeenlinna
Kanta-Häme

Arvi Kariston katu
(Ystävyydenpuisto - Friendship Park)

Hämeenlinna ennen ja nyt

Hämeenlinna Then and Now

Jaakko Veuro
1968

Description

Bronze sculpture of three square slabs on top of each other, with reliefs on each side depicting Hämeenlinna and its inhabitants and industry, together representing the town in the last century:

town plan of Hämeenlinna.
?
four standing persons.
roofs and people?
three standing persons
factories

1	2	3
4	5	6

Signature

jaakko veuro 1967

Annotation

Unveiled 29 May 1968.

Artist

Jaakko Veuro (Helsinki 1932), Finnish sculptor.

Sources & Information

Hämeenlinnan kaupunki, Teoshaku.
Häme-Wiki, Hämeenlinna ennen ja nyt -teos.

Location (N 60°59'49" - E 24°28'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi013; Photograph: 28 June 2013
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