Le théâtre municipal de Joensuu (finnois : Joensuun kaupunginteatteri) est un théâtre situé au centre de la ville de Joensuu en Finlande.
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The Joensuu City Hall is a brick building in the center of Joensuu, Finland, designed by Eliel Saarinen and completed in 1914, combining styles of Romantic Nationalism and late Art Nouveau. It serves as a center of culture and governance for the city. It houses the city's central administration, the city theater and a restaurant. The city hall is located on the banks of the Pielinen River on the Rantakatu street. After its completion on November 14, 1914, the new city hall corresponded quite closely to Saarinen's drawings, especially from its facades. The facade statues were designed by sculptor Johannes Haapasalo.
In March 1966, a fire broke out at the city hall, which almost destroyed the building. The fire originated on the stage of the city theater and spread to the attic and tower of the ballroom. The fire was nonetheless contained so that the office part suffered only water damage. The buildings archives were successfully evacuated, but the seats attached to the floor in the theatre remained in place. The building's structures had to be renovated, and the ventilation system was almost completely rebuilt. The surroundings of the city hall were renewed in the 1990s and 2000s. The promenade has been reduced by about a meter and the lowest floor of the house has become more prominent. The city hall was renovated in 1998.
The terrace of the theater restaurant in the city hall is a popular venue for jazz and other club-type concerts. The downstairs theater club regularly hosts smaller live concerts.
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The North Karelian Museum is a museum of cultural history. This provincial museum focuses on the city of Joensuu and its surrounding Karelia region. The museum has a permanent exhibition about the history of Karelia and several changing exhibitions during the year. Special section is dedicated for children.
The museum was founded in 1917. In the beginning it was located in back room of the public library. In 1980 the small town museum was established as a provincial museum and got full-time staff, due to which it became much more active. In 2011 the museum opened in its current premises in the Carelicum culture centre, designed by architect Martti Aittapelto.
The main themes of the permanent exhibition are Karelian history and folklore.
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Joensuu sub-region is a subdivision of North Karelia and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009.
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Pielisjoki Castle is a 19th-century public building in the city of Joensuu, in eastern Finland. It is located in the city centre, situated on a small island in River Pielisjoki. Built in 1852 originally as a Crown granary, the building was designed by a leading architect of public buildings of the time, Ernst Lohrmann, in the neoclassical style.
Despite its name the building has never served as a castle as such; after it ceased to operate as a granary, it was given over to the Suojeluskunta civil guard and converted in 1919 to office and residential use, according to the designs by the architect Ole Gripenberg. The ground floor housed staff quarters, arsenal and a drive-through carriageway for loading and offloading vehicles. The first floor comprised offices, with the commander's residence on the top floor.
After the Suojeluskunta organisation was dismantled, the building was occupied by the military. Following a renovation in the late 1960s, the building housed for over three decades various research units and activities of the University of Eastern Finland. Its current tenant is the North Karelian regional association Pohjois-Karjalan Maakuntaliitto.
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Joensuu railway station is located in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. The station was opened in 1894.
The station is served by passenger trains to Helsinki, Nurmes and Pieksämäki. The line to Helsinki via Lappeenranta is electrified, all other routes are operated by diesel hauled trains. The passenger train service to Nurmes was originally to close in 2016, but as of 2019 is still in service.
Passenger trains to Helsinki are mainly operated by InterCity carriages or Pendolino units.
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