Qwensel House

The Qwensel House is the oldest wooden house in Turku, Finland. It is bourgeois housing from the autarchic times that has survived in its entirety. The house was built approximately in the year 1700 in an area that was reserved for the nobility in the city plan made up by Per Brahe the Younger in 1652.

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Type: Museum
Description: historic house in Turku, Finland
Also known as: “Qwenselin talo”
Address: Läntinen Rantakatu 13, Turku, 20100
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pharmacy museum and Turku City Hall.

Pharmacy museum

Museum

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Turku City Hall

Town hall

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Turku City Hall is a Neo-Renaissance building on the bank of the Aura River in Turku, Finland. The City Council of Turku convenes there. The mayor worked in an Art Nouveau building near the City Hall, the Turku City Office, until 2011.

Market hall

Marketplace

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Turku Market Hall is the second oldest market hall in Finland, and it was opened in 1896 in Turku. Market hall is situated 160 metres northwest of Qwensel House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Samppalinnan vuori.

City Centre

Suburb

The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals.