The Winter Garden of the City of Helsinki is a gorgeous conservatory of cast-iron and glass. It's structure was designed by Gustaf Nyström and the aim was to mimic the architecture of The Crystal Palace in London that was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Our Finnish crystal palace was opened to the public a bit later, in 1893. The entrance has been free since the beginning. The Winter Garden in Helsinki has approximately 200 different exotic species. It was a grey day outside, but inside a fascinating tropic.
Helsingin kaupungin Talvipuutarha on ihana vihreä keidas keskellä talvea. Rakennuksen suunnitteli arkkitehti Gustaf Nyström ja se avattiin yleisölle 1893. Pääsy kokoelmiin on alusta lähtien ollut maksuton. Lasinen rakennus on kolmiosainen, palmuhuone, kaktushuone ja länsisiipi. Ulkona päivä oli harmaa, mutta sisällä ihana vihreä tropiikki!
Wishing you sunny days & Happy Valentine's Day!
