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{{Zone
|name = Esplanadzon
|image = [[File:Esplanadzon.png|350px]]
|imagetext = Picture taken by [[User:JonasfromHell|JonasfromHell]]
|symbol =
|symboltext =
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty1.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality:Helsinki|Helsinki]], [[Region: Etelä-Suomi|Etelä-Suomi]], [[Country: Finland|Finland]]
|surface = [[Paving stone]], [[Gravel]]
|created = 2011-09-23 07:03:54
|trivia =
}}
'''Esplanadzon''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality:Helsinki|Helsinki]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Etelä-Suomi|Etelä-Suomi]] (Southern Finland) in [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. The zone is located in the [[province]] of [[Uusimaa]].
== Placement ==
This zone is placed by the park [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esplanadi Esplanadi] between the roads "Pohjoisesplanadi" and "Eteläesesplanadi" in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaartinkaupunki Kaartinkaupunki] district in central [[Municipality:Helsinki|Helsinki]].
==Esplanadi==
Esplanadi (Swedish: Esplanaden), colloquially known as Espa, is an esplanade and urban park in downtown [[Helsinki]], [[Country:Finland|Finland]], situated between the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erottaja Erottaja] square and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square,_Helsinki Market Square]. It is bordered on its northern and southern sides by the Pohjoisesplanadi (North Esplanadi) and Eteläesplanadi (South Esplanadi) streets, respectively. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksanterinkatu Aleksanterinkatu] runs parallel to Esplanadi. Esplanadi is well-known as a popular walking area, and street performances are also often held in the park.
Designed by the architect [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Ludvig_Engel Carl Ludwig Engel], the park was originally opened in 1818. In 1827, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engels_Teater Engels Teater] (the predecessor of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Theatre Swedish Theatre]), the first theatre building in [[Helsinki]], also designed by Engel, was erected in a corner of the park.
The eastern end of the park houses the Kappeli restaurant, which opened in 1867. In front of the restaurant is an outdoor stage, which hosts numerous live music performances. Centered in the park is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg], the national poet of [[Country:Finland|Finland]], by his son [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Runeberg Walter Runeberg]. Other public art pieces include works by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Jansson Viktor Jansson], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_Finne Gunnar Finne] and Lauri Leppänen.
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=240px>
File:Esplanadzon2.jpg|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Runeberg Walter Runeberg]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg Johan Ludvig Runeberg], 1885
File:Esplanadzon3.jpg|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville_Vallgren Ville Vallgren]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havis_Amanda Havis Amanda], 1908
Esplanadzon4.jpg|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Ludvig_Engel Carl Ludwig Engel], 1835
</gallery>
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: Suomi100Years|Suomi100Years]] (to the north)
* [[Zone: Senaatintori|Senaatintori]] [[File: Zontyp07.png|18px]] (i nordost)
* [[Zone: Amanda|Amanda]] (to the east)
* [[Zone: Kasarmitori|Kasarmitori]] (to the southeast)
* [[Zone: Kolmikulma|Kolmikulma]] (to the southwest)
* [[Zone: SvenskTeater|SvenskTeater]] (to the west)
* [[Zone: StockaZone|StockaZone]] (to the northwest)
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Esplanadzon Esplanadzon (Warded)]
[[Category: Zones]]
[[Category: Parks]]
[[Category: Finland]]
[[Category: Etelä-Suomi]]
[[Category: Helsinki]]
[[Category: 2011]]
[[sv: Zon:Esplanadzon]]
|name = Esplanadzon
|image = [[File:Esplanadzon.png|350px]]
|imagetext = Picture taken by [[User:JonasfromHell|JonasfromHell]]
|symbol =
|symboltext =
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty1.png|90px]]
|location = [[Municipality:Helsinki|Helsinki]], [[Region: Etelä-Suomi|Etelä-Suomi]], [[Country: Finland|Finland]]
|surface = [[Paving stone]], [[Gravel]]
|created = 2011-09-23 07:03:54
|trivia =
}}
'''Esplanadzon''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality:Helsinki|Helsinki]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Etelä-Suomi|Etelä-Suomi]] (Southern Finland) in [[Country: Finland|Finland]]. The zone is located in the [[province]] of [[Uusimaa]].
== Placement ==
This zone is placed by the park [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esplanadi Esplanadi] between the roads "Pohjoisesplanadi" and "Eteläesesplanadi" in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaartinkaupunki Kaartinkaupunki] district in central [[Municipality:Helsinki|Helsinki]].
==Esplanadi==
Esplanadi (Swedish: Esplanaden), colloquially known as Espa, is an esplanade and urban park in downtown [[Helsinki]], [[Country:Finland|Finland]], situated between the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erottaja Erottaja] square and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square,_Helsinki Market Square]. It is bordered on its northern and southern sides by the Pohjoisesplanadi (North Esplanadi) and Eteläesplanadi (South Esplanadi) streets, respectively. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksanterinkatu Aleksanterinkatu] runs parallel to Esplanadi. Esplanadi is well-known as a popular walking area, and street performances are also often held in the park.
Designed by the architect [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Ludvig_Engel Carl Ludwig Engel], the park was originally opened in 1818. In 1827, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engels_Teater Engels Teater] (the predecessor of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Theatre Swedish Theatre]), the first theatre building in [[Helsinki]], also designed by Engel, was erected in a corner of the park.
The eastern end of the park houses the Kappeli restaurant, which opened in 1867. In front of the restaurant is an outdoor stage, which hosts numerous live music performances. Centered in the park is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg], the national poet of [[Country:Finland|Finland]], by his son [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Runeberg Walter Runeberg]. Other public art pieces include works by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Jansson Viktor Jansson], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_Finne Gunnar Finne] and Lauri Leppänen.
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=240px>
File:Esplanadzon2.jpg|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Runeberg Walter Runeberg]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg Johan Ludvig Runeberg], 1885
File:Esplanadzon3.jpg|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville_Vallgren Ville Vallgren]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havis_Amanda Havis Amanda], 1908
Esplanadzon4.jpg|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Ludvig_Engel Carl Ludwig Engel], 1835
</gallery>
== Nearby zones ==
* [[Zone: Suomi100Years|Suomi100Years]] (to the north)
* [[Zone: Senaatintori|Senaatintori]] [[File: Zontyp07.png|18px]] (i nordost)
* [[Zone: Amanda|Amanda]] (to the east)
* [[Zone: Kasarmitori|Kasarmitori]] (to the southeast)
* [[Zone: Kolmikulma|Kolmikulma]] (to the southwest)
* [[Zone: SvenskTeater|SvenskTeater]] (to the west)
* [[Zone: StockaZone|StockaZone]] (to the northwest)
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Esplanadzon Esplanadzon (Warded)]
[[Category: Zones]]
[[Category: Parks]]
[[Category: Finland]]
[[Category: Etelä-Suomi]]
[[Category: Helsinki]]
[[Category: 2011]]
[[sv: Zon:Esplanadzon]]
