Plevna, Tampere
Plevna is a former industrial building located in the neighbourhood of Finlayson in central Tampere, Finland, hosting a Finnkino movie theatre, the brewery restaurant Plevna and the brewery Koskipanimo.
The building was designed by architects Georg Gunliffe and F. L. Calonius and built from 1876 to 1877.[1] It housed the largest weaving hall in the Nordic countries upon completion, holding 1200 power looms.[1][2] The red brick facade lacked windows and the weaving hall was illuminated through the ceiling windows.[1]
Plevna was the first building in the Nordic countries and in the Russian Empire (of which Finland was part at the time) to be lit by electric lighting.[3] The Thomas Edison electric light was first used in the building on 15 March 1882.[1][3][4][5] A bridge was built in 1876 between the Plevna and Katuvapriikki buildings, which also served as the main entrance of the factory. The bridge has since been dismantled.[1]
The building is named after the city of Pleven, Bulgaria, and the 1877 siege of Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War, which also involved Finnish soldiers[1] to commemorate it.[6]
Movie theatre
The building currently houses a Finnkino movie theatre founded in 1999. Finnkino Plevna has 10 auditoriums and 1653 seats, which makes it the largest movie theatre in Finland outside the capital area.[7]
Plevna is one of the main premises of the annual Tampere Film Festival.[8]
Restaurant
The building also houses the brewery restaurant Plevna.[9] The restaurant serves the brewery's own beers, and since February 2018 customers have also been able to buy them to go.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f 10 Plevna, city of Tampere 2003. Accessed on 16 August 2021.
- ^ Määttänen, Markus (January 5, 2020). "Tampereen maailmankartalle nostanut yritys alkoi kukoistaa salaperäisen, mustiin pukeutuneen johtajan komennossa – Lapsityövoima ja orjien tuottamat raaka-aineet olivat arkipäivää". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "SUOMEN ENSIMMÄISEN SÄHKÖVALAISTUKSEN MUISTOLAATTA 1962". www.tampere.fi. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rasila, Tampereen historia 2, p. 34.
- ^ Kautonen, Mika (November 18, 2015). "A history of continuous change and innovation". Smart Tampere Ecosystem. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Finlayson history (see year 1877)". Finlayson.fi. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Finnkino Plevna". Finnkino. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tällä viikolla (4.–9.3.2020): Tampere Film Festival, Mari Rantasila, Suomen Kameraseurojen Liitto, Virtudes... – Kulttuuritoimitus (in Finnish)
- ^ Panimoravintola Plevna
- ^ Tykki, Emilia: Perinteikkäästä tamperelaisesta panimoravintolasta saa nyt ostaa olutta mukaan – "Olen sen verran suoraselkäinen, etten halunnut laittaa hyllyyn mitään vaippoja", Aamulehti 2 February 2018. Accessed on 18 August 2021.
- Sources
- Rasila, Viljo: Tampereen historia 2. 1840-luvulta vuoteen 1905, city of Tampere, 1984, ISBN 951-9430-00-8