Turku Castle (Finnish: Turun linna, Swedish: Åbo slott) is a medieval building in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use and the largest surviving medieval building in Finland. It was founded in the late 13th century and stands on the banks of the Aura River. The castle served as a bastion and administrative centre in Eastland, as Finland was known during its time as a province of Sweden. Only once did the castle figure in the defence of the realm, when Russian invaders from Novgorod destroyed Turku in 1318. It more frequently played a role in internal struggles for power within Sweden and the Kalmar Union. The castle's heyday was in the mid-16th century during the reign of Duke John of Finland and Catherine Jagellon. That was when the Renaissance Floor and King's and Queen's hall were built, along with other features. It lost its status as an administrative centre in the 17th century after Per Brahe's period as governor-general of Finland came to an end. Turku castle is today Finland's most visited museum, with attendance reaching 200,000 in some years. In addition, many of the larger rooms are used for municipal functions.
TurkuCastle (Finnish: Turun linna, Swedish: Åbo slott) is a medieval building in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle...
Turku (/ˈtʊərkuː/ TOOR-koo; Finnish: [ˈturku] ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: [ˈoːbu] ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland...
Turku (Swedish: Åbo) is Finland's oldest city, having been founded in 1229. The city has a history as part of Sweden, Russia, and finally as an important...
castles were built: the TurkuCastle in Finland Proper, the Häme Castle in Tavastia and the Vyborg Castle in Karelia. In medieval times the castles were...
medieval Kuitila manor in Pargas and in Luostarinmäki and the castle in Turku. The Turkucastle appearing twice in a full frame shot is of a model, because...
known as St. Olaf's Castle; Swedish: Olofsborg; German: Olafsburg; literally Olof's Castle) is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna...
Vyborg Regional Museum. Vyborg Castle was one of the three major castles of Finland, the three being the castles of Turku (Åbo in Swedish) and Hämeenlinna...
Eric, Valdemar gained Turkucastle and Häme Castle together with their provinces, that is most of Finland, as well as Stockholm Castle, most of Uppland and...
Surviving examples of medieval secular architecture mainly served for defense. Castles and fortified walls provide the most notable remaining non-religious examples...
remain under Russian occupation, known as the little anger. By the Treaty of Turku of 1743, the new Swedish-Russian border passes from the western branch of...
TurkuCastle, Turku Cathedral and at the Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum. Together these different performances and exhibitions form the Medieval Turku event...
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municipality of Turku, Finland. The mansion can trace its history back to the 16th century, when it was owned by Hans Erikson, the commander of TurkuCastle, who...
exhibitions. Along with the Turkucastle, the historically significant interior design tasks included the Royal Academy of Turku building and the official...
Its importance decreased when the Turkucastle was finished in beginning of the 14th century. Hence the name Old Castle of Lieto. The area is currently...
rights, which led to conflicts. In 1348, Hemming of Turku, Bishop of Turku and the head of the TurkuCastle, gave a letter of protection to the settlers in...
brothers Carl Friedrich and Anders Johann Nordenberg were chosen to design the castle along with Jacob Johann Faber. Most of the construction work was done between...
named Sveaborg (Castle of the Swedes), or Viapori as referred to by Finnish-speaking Finns, it was renamed in Finnish to Suomenlinna (Castle of Finland) in...
The Raseborg Castle (Swedish: Raseborgs slott, Finnish: Raaseporin linna), is a medieval castle in Raseborg, Finland. The castle was active from 1370s...
black cap and Linnan sinappi (Mustard of the Castle) with blue cap. The logo sports the profile of Turkucastle. The most popular type is the "red" range...
council, and already on 4 May 1890 the company opened a tram line between TurkuCastle and the city centre. This was the first tram system in Finland, then...
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