Kirjatalo

Kirjatalo
Kirjatalo
	Kirjatalo seen from southwesterly direction
Alternative names	Kirjapalatsi ('Book Palace')
General information
Type	Commercial
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Pohjoisesplanadi 39, Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60°10′04″N 24°56′36″E / 60.16780°N 24.94333°E
Completed	1969
Technical details
Floor area	8,861 square metres (95,380 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Alvar Aalto

Kirjatalo (Swedish: Bokhuset; lit. 'Book House') is a commercial building located on the corner of Pohjoisesplanadi and Keskuskatu in central Helsinki, Finland. It is notable for having been designed by Alvar Aalto.^[2] Possibly its best-known resident is the flagship store of the Academic Bookstore chain.^[2]

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Kirjatalo
Kirjatalo seen from southwesterly direction

Alternative names	Kirjapalatsi ('Book Palace')^[1]
General information
Type	Commercial
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Pohjoisesplanadi 39, Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60°10′04″N 24°56′36″E / 60.16780°N 24.94333°E / 60.16780; 24.94333
Completed	1969^[1]
Technical details
Floor area	8,861 square metres (95,380 sq ft)^[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Alvar Aalto^[1]

Kirjatalo

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