House of Nobility
The House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the Finnish nobility or the palace of the noble estate in Helsinki, Finland. The Finnish nobility was from 1809 until 1906 the first of the four estates of the realm.Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: building in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Finnish House of Knights”, “Finnish House of Nobility”, “Finnish House of Nobility 2”, “Finska Riddarhuset”, and “Hallituskatu 2”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Senate Square.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral
Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 230 metres west of House of Nobility.
Senate Square
Square
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Senate Square presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. Senate Square is situated 220 metres west of House of Nobility.
National Library of Finland
Library
Photo: Marty B, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Library of Finland is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. From 1919 to 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library. National Library of Finland is situated 340 metres west of House of Nobility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kruununhaka and Kluuvi.
Kruununhaka
Suburb
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.
Kluuvi
Suburb
Photo: Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kluuvi is the commercial centre of Helsinki, Finland, and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, Hotel Kämp and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the Stockmann, Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the Kluuvi shopping centre and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in Kluuvi.
Kaartinkaupunki
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaartinkaupunki is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsinki, Finland. Kaartinkaupunki consists of the area between the Esplanadi park and the Tähtitornin vuori park.
House of Nobility
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16984° or 60° 10′ 11″ northLongitude
24.95625° or 24° 57′ 23″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Levels
3Open location code
9GG65X94+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 17342988OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicGeoNames ID
12670247Wikidata ID
Q4412714
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“House of Nobility” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Casa Finlandesa de la Nobleza”
- Chinese: “贵族院”
- Chinese: “骑士宫”
- Finnish: “Hallituskatu 2”
- Finnish: “Helsingin Ritarihuone”
- Finnish: “Ritarihuone”
- Finnish: “Ritarihuonejärjestys”
- Finnish: “Suomen ritarihuone”
- French: “maison de la noblesse de Finlande”
- French: “Maison de la noblesse de Finlande”
- French: “Palais de la Noblesse”
- German: “Ritterhaus”
- Korean: “핀란드 기사원”
- Spanish: “Palacio de la Nobleza”
- Swedish: “Finlands riddarhus”
- Swedish: “Riddarhuset”
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