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The monument weighs 24 tonnes (24 long tons; 26 short tons) and measures 8.5 by 10.5 by 6.5 metres (28 ft × 34 ft × 21 ft). Hiltunen's aim was to capture the essence of the music of Sibelius. A smaller version of the monument, Homage to Sibelius , is located at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris . [ 3 ]
Sibelius monument (Sibelius-monumentti) 1967: The Sibelius Monument by Eila Hiltunen is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957). The monument is located at the Sibelius Park in the district of Töölö. Three Smiths Statue (Kolmen sepän patsas) 1932
The main facade and entrance of the Museum The Sibelius Museum ( Finnish : Sibelius-museo , Swedish : Sibeliusmuseum ) [ 1 ] is a museum of music, named after the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius . The museum is located close to Turku Cathedral in the historical city centre of Turku on the southwest coast of Finland .
Many areas listed have parts where fees do not apply. Each year, there are a handful of free entrance days when entrance fees are waived at these areas. [3] Fees are given on a per-vehicle or per-person basis. Per-vehicle fees admit all occupants of a private passenger vehicle, generally for 7-days (unless otherwise noted).
Daily life in Ainola was documented by Sibelius's private secretary Santeri Levas in the 1945 photographic book Jean Sibelius and His Home. Buildings around Ainola include a sauna building and a shed. Sibelius died in Ainola on September 20, 1957. His wife Aino lived in Ainola for the next twelve years until she died on June 8, 1969.
Market Square in July. The Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori, Swedish: Salutorget) is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. [1] It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east.
The quinquennial International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, instituted in 1965, the Sibelius Monument, unveiled in 1967 in Helsinki's Sibelius Park, the Sibelius Museum, opened in Turku in 1968, and the Sibelius Hall concert hall in Lahti, opened in 2000, were all named in his honour, as was the asteroid 1405 Sibelius.
Temppeliaukio Church (Finnish: Temppeliaukion kirkko, Swedish: Tempelplatsens kyrka) is a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland.The church was designed by architects and brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969.