Yliopistonkatu (Turku)
Yliopistonkatu is one of the streets in the town plan designed by Carl Ludvig Engel after the Great Fire of Turku. The street was formerly known as the "Russian Church Street" (Venäjän Kirkkokatu) according to the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra located along it. In February 1924, the street was named Yliopistonkatu in the building of the former Phoenix Hotel along it, which had been operating since 1922 at the University of Turku. Other options for the street were Kustaa Aadolfin katu and Vapaudenkatu, but Yliopistonkatu took the win. After the university moved to Yliopistonmäki (literally "University Hill") in 1955, initiatives have been taken by the Nomenclature Committee to transform Yliopistonkatu into Mannerheiminkatu, Leningradinkatu or Göteborginkatu. However, the name has remained the same.
References
- ^ "Kadun lämpöä askelten alle". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 16 September 2001.
- ^ "Turun oma joulukatu" (in Finnish). City of Turku. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Laine, Janne. "Turun uusi Kauppatori" (PDF) (in Finnish). Kuntatekniikka. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Sanna Kupila, Marita Söderström & Tauno Perälä (2011). Turun katuja ja toreja (in Finnish). Suomen Museokeskus. p. 416. ISBN 978-951-595-150-2.
External links
- Yliopistonkatu pedestrian street - Turku.fi (in English)