Sea Center Vellamo (Merikeskus Vellamo) description and photos - Finland: Kotka (Topic)

Maritime Center Vellamo (Merikeskus Vellamo) description and photos - Finland: Kotka. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Merikeskus Vellamo.

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This unusual imposing complex, built according to the project of Professor Ilmari Lahdelm in 2008 on the territory of the modern port of Kantasatama, with the oldest icebreaker-museum “Tarmo” (1907), in its own way outwardly it looks like a formidable shaft of gigantic proportions. The length of the building, on the roof of which there is a platform with panoramic views of the city and the sea, is 300 m, and the height is up to 30 m.

The museum complex unites the Maritime Museum of Finland, the Kymenlaakso Museum and the Vellamo Information Center. Inside the rooms, finished with oak and striking in color palette - from light green and orange to deep blue, various ships, boats, harbor cranes, etc. are exhibited. The sparkling facade in the form of sea reflections of glass and metal gives the whole ensemble a special personality.

The Information Center houses printed publications, e-books and magazines. The Finnish Maritime Museum presents its main exhibition dedicated to the history and development of navigation in northern waters. In the Museum of Kymenlaakso, visitors get acquainted with the material and spiritual heritage of the city and the region of Kymenlaakso, as well as the history of maritime security. There is also a client terminal and a jukebox with recordings of folk melodies, a restaurant and a souvenir shop.

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Topic: Sea Center Vellamo (Merikeskus Vellamo) description and photos - Finland: Kotka.