The rooftops of Helsingfors, Finland.

The rooftops of Helsingfors, Finland. The photographer is looking across the city from a high vantage point and on the right is a rooftop advertisement for Grand Marnier Cognac. In the right background is the dome of the Uspenski Eastern Orthodox Cathedral on Katajanokka Island and in the harbour beyond is one of the Finnish Navy coast defence ships, either the Väinämöinen (1930) or the Ilmarinen (1931). In the centre background is theTuomiokirkko Lutheran Cathedral in Senate Square in the Kruununhaka district.

Object Details

ID: P92234
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Väinämöinen (1930); Ilmarinen (1931)
Date made: 1933-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm