Main Guard Post, Helsinki

The Main Guard Post is a guard post building and a city block in the district of in , , in connection with the Presidential Palace at Mariankatu 1.
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  • Type: Government building
  • Description: appendage in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Högvakten”, “Mariankatu 1”, and “Päävartio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Uspenski Cathedral.

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 340 metres northwest of Main Guard Post, Helsinki.

Church
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is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in , , and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. is situated 140 metres east of Main Guard Post, Helsinki.

Square
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presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of , . is situated 300 metres west of Main Guard Post, Helsinki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kruununhaka and Kluuvi.

Suburb
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and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall.

Suburb
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is the commercial centre of , , and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the , Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the southern part of , . consists of the area between the park and the Tähtitornin vuori park.

Main Guard Post, Helsinki

Latitude
60.16893° or 60° 10′ 8″ north
Longitude
24.95763° or 24° 57′ 28″ east
Levels
1
Open location code
9GG65X95+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 17342254
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q30167799
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Main Guard Post, Helsinki” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Högvakten”
  • Catalan: “Päävartio”
  • Danish: “Högvakten”
  • Danish: “Päävartio”
  • Dutch: “Högvakten”
  • Dutch: “Päävartio”
  • Estonian: “Högvakten”
  • Estonian: “Päävartio”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin päävartio”
  • Finnish: “Högvakten”
  • Finnish: “Mariankatu 1”
  • Finnish: “Päävartio”
  • French: “Högvakten”
  • French: “Päävartio”
  • German: “Högvakten”
  • German: “Päävartio”
  • Italian: “Högvakten”
  • Italian: “Päävartio”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Högvakten”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Päävartio”
  • Norwegian: “Högvakten”
  • Polish: “Högvakten”
  • Polish: “Päävartio”
  • Portuguese: “Högvakten”
  • Portuguese: “Päävartio”
  • Somali: “Högvakten”
  • Somali: “Päävartio”
  • Spanish: “Högvakten”
  • Spanish: “Päävartio”
  • Swedish: “Högvakten”
  • Swedish: “Päävartio”
  • Turkish: “Högvakten”
  • Turkish: “Päävartio”

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Highlights include Ministry of the Environment and Old customs and warehouse.

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