Construction office 1975-78

Distance to the target from Kompassinaukio in Jyväskylä:

6 min. 4 min.

Hannikaisenkatu 17
40100 Jyväskylä

Lämpötila: 7.7°C Cloudy, klo 05:51

Construction office 1975-78

Administrative and cultural centre, from 1964

Alvar Aalto also prepared designs for the city centre of Jyväskylä. Of these designs, the police headquarters, municipal office building and city theatre have been implemented. The second phase of the administrative centre, which also includes a sculptural council tower, remains to be carried out. Aalto’s designs include a “people’s square” between the tower, theatre and old town hall.

Construction office, opening hours:

In office use, entrance hall open to visitors

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