Alexander Battery
Alexander Battery is a bunker in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Alexander Battery is situated nearby to the bunker Casemate 1880-l. (gunpowder cellar of battery 3 50), as well as near the pond Lummelampi.- Type: Bunker
- Description: building on a Vallisaari island, Helsinki
- Also known as: “Alexanderbattery”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vallisaari and Vallisaarenlampi.
Vallisaari
Island
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
Vallisaari is an island in Helsinki, Finland. It is located between Suomenlinna and Santahamina. The island has some ponds, and it was first known for hundreds of years as a place where sailors could take fresh water.
Finnish submarine Vesikko
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vesikko is a submarine, which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku. Until 1936 it was named by its yard number CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by a Dutch engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw in 1930 as a commercial submarine prototype, being the prototype for the German Type II submarines. Finnish submarine Vesikko is situated 1 km northwest of Alexander Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suomenlinna and Kaivopuisto.
Suomenlinna
Suburb
Photo: Michal.pise, CC BY 2.0.
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of Helsinki south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.
Kaivopuisto
Suburb
Kaivopuisto, nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located. Kaivopuisto is situated 3½ km northwest of Alexander Battery.
Santahamina
Suburb
Santahamina is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland. At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted. Santahamina is situated 3½ km northeast of Alexander Battery.
Alexander Battery
- Categories: artillery battery, barracks, building, and military installation
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.13482° or 60° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
24.99915° or 24° 59′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9GG64XMX+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 810458466OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q67484726
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Alexander Battery” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Aleksanterinpatteri”
- Finnish: “kasematti 1863-75 (Aleksanterinpatteri)”
- Finnish: “Patteri 6”
- Finnish: “Patteri VI”
- Swedish: “kasematt, 1863-75 (Alexanderbatteri)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casemate 1880-l. (gunpowder cellar of battery 3 50) and Lummelampi.
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