Cable Factory
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kaapeli, Kaapelitehdas, Tallberginkatu 1
thumb|left|Inside the Kaapelitehdas courtyard. thumb|left|The entrance to Kaapelitehdas. Kaapelitehdas (Finnish for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, ) is a famous building in Salmisaari, Helsinki, near the Lauttasaari bridge. It was redeveloped from its industrial use into a cultural centre which hosts artists studios, three museums, activities and events.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural center
- Part of
- Ruoholahti
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Helsinki
- Location
- Ruoholahti
- Official website
- www.kaapelitehdas.fi/en
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- Kaapelitehdas entrance corridor.jpg
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- post town
- Helsinki
- Commons category
- Kaapelitehdas
- architect
- Wäinö Gustaf Palmqvist
- postal code
- 00180
- inception
- 1943-00-00
- street address
- Tallberginkatu 1
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thumb|left|Inside the Kaapelitehdas courtyard. thumb|left|The entrance to Kaapelitehdas. Kaapelitehdas (Finnish for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, ) is a famous building in Salmisaari, Helsinki, near the Lauttasaari bridge. It was redeveloped from its industrial use into a cultural centre which hosts artists studios, three museums, activities and events.
== History == The building was originally constructed as a cable factory in 1939–1954 for Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy (Finnish Cable Works), hence the name. Cable manufacturing started in 1943 and was discontinued in 1987.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cable Factory” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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