Viitatorni

Viitatorni is an apartment building in , which is located on Viitaniementie. Viitatorni is situated nearby to the square , as well as near the playground .
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: apartment building by Alvar Aalto in Jyväskylä, Finland
  • Also known as: “(Aallon) Torahammas”
  • Address: Viitaniementie 16, Jyväskylä, 40720

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Viitaniemi School and Natural History Museum of Central Finland.

School
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is a lower secondary school in , . has approximately 500 pupils and 50 teachers. Pupils are in the grades 7-9. is situated 260 metres northeast of Viitatorni.

Museum
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is situated 1 km southeast of Viitatorni.

Stadium
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LähiTapiola is an arena in , . It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of JYP and JYP-Akatemia. The arena originally opened in 1982 and was then known as Jyväskylän jäähalli. is situated 1½ km south of Viitatorni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nisula and Viitaniemi.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the Nisula district of , Finland. It was built during 1959–1964. In 1962, the landmark of the suburb, Viitatorni designed by Alvar Aalto, was built. is considered to be an architecturally significant area.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Viitatorni

Latitude
62.24971° or 62° 14′ 59″ north
Longitude
25.73283° or 25° 43′ 58″ east
Inception
1962
Levels
13
Height
43 metres (141 feet)
Operator
As Oy Viitatorni
Open location code
9GJ76PXM+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126737946
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q11901386
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to French—“Viitatorni” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Aallon torahammas”
  • Finnish: “Torahammas”
  • Finnish: “Viitatorni”
  • French: “Viitatorni”

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