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Coordinates:61°29.78′N023°43.92′E / 61.49633°N 23.73200°E /61.49633; 23.73200

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Observation, restaurant in Tampere, Finland

Pyynikki observation tower

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General information
Type	Observation, restaurant
Location	Pyynikki,Tampere,Finland
Coordinates	61°29.78′N023°43.92′E / 61.49633°N 23.73200°E /61.49633; 23.73200
Completed	1929
Height
Antenna spire	26 m (85.3 ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Vilho Kolho

ThePyynikki observation tower (Finnish:Pyynikin näkötorni) is a 26 meterobservation tower inPyynikki,Tampere,Finland. It was completed in 1929 by the design of the city architectVilho Kolho, and built using localred granite. The tower stands 75 meters above the level of the adjacent lakePyhäjärvi (152 meters above the sea level) on the ridge crest of thePyynikki Esker.^[1]

The top can be reached by alift, but walking up the stairs offers various observation windows. The open top offers a clear view of the city of Tampere as well as lakeNäsijärvi on the north and lake Pyhäjärvi in the south. Entrance to the park and cafe is free but climbing the tower costs 50 cents for children or 2 euros for adults. The Cafe has its own historic donut recipe which has remained unchanged for 80 years.^[2]

History

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Pyynikki has been a park and place of natural beauty since the 1830s and the first cafe within Pyynikki was opened in 1868. The first observation tower was built in 1888 by the design of the architectGeorg Schreck, but it was damaged in the 1918Battle of Tampere. Rebuilding plans started from 1925 and the new tower and cafe was opened in 1929 for the city's 150th anniversary. The opening ceremonies were postponed due to the sinking of the steam shipKuru which caused the loss of 136 lives.

In the late 1960s and 1970s, thecity of Tampere built the modernNäsinneula tower which replaced Pyynikki's role as atourist attraction aimed at foreign tourists, leaving Pyynikki mostly for local visitors and otherFinns and as a hidden gem for foreign tourists.

Pyynikki observation tower is listed as aCultural environment of national significance by theFinnish National Board of Antiquities.^[3]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toPyynikki observation tower.

^Stenroos, Päivi."Pyynikki Observation Tower". Discovering Finland. Retrieved13 March 2017.
^Stenroos, Päivi (25 June 2014)."When the best doughnut in the world was baked in Pyynikki". Tampere – All Bright! Magazine. Retrieved13 March 2017.
^"Pyynikin näkötorni" (in Finnish). Finnish National Board of Antiquities. 22 December 2009. Retrieved13 March 2017.