Viapori

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Viapori is the former name of Suomenlinna, a historic sea fortress built on islands off Helsinki, Finland, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular cultural attraction.

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Viapori canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place
sea fortress
architect Augustin Ehrensvärd
builtFor defense of the Swedish Empire
constructedBy Kingdom of Sweden
constructionStart 1748
controlledBy Finland
Russian Empire
Sweden
country Finland
dateOfRenaming 1918
formerNameOf Suomenlinna
hasAlternativeName Suomenlinna
Sveaborg
hasFunction cultural attraction
residential area
sea fortress
tourist destination
hasHeritageValue example of European military architecture of its era
hasTouristAttraction King’s Gate
Suomenlinna Museum
bastions and ramparts
fortification walls
historic barracks
naval docks
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
languageOfName Finnish
locatedIn Finland
Helsinki
locatedOn Baltic Sea
islands off Helsinki
namedAfter Augustin Ehrensvärd (originally Sveaborg)
openToPublic yes
partOf Gulf of Finland defenses
Helsinki archipelago
defensive system of Helsinki
periodOfUseAsName 19th century
early 20th century
reachableBy ferry from Helsinki
significantEvent Crimean War bombardment (1855)
Viapori explosion (1906)
touristVisitsPerYear over 1 million visitors
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1991
usedFor coastal defense
defense of Helsinki

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Suomenlinna alsoKnownAs Viapori
subject linked to: Suomenlinna sea fortress