Isbn: 9789516640481 - suomenlinna: the winds blow summer and winter (3 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Second Edition (2004). Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is also flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 7.15 x 0.5 inches). 94 pages. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by the author. Translated by Malcolm Hicks. Language: English. Weight: 14 ounces. Second Edition (2004). Hardback with DJ. Suomenlinna (Finnish; until 1918 Viapori), or Sveaborg (Swedish), is an inhabited sea fortress built on eight islands about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is popular with tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site. Originally named Sveaborg (Castle of the Swedes), or Viapori as called by Finnish-speaking Finns, it was renamed in Finnish to Suomenlinna (Castle of Finland) in 1918 for patriotic and nationalistic reasons, though it is still known by its original name in Sweden and by Swedish-speaking Finns. The Swedish crown commenced the construction of the fortress in 1748 as protection against Russian expansionism. The general responsibility for the fortification work was given to Augustin Ehrensvärd. The original plan of the bastion fortress was strongly influenced by the ideas of Vauban, the foremost military engineer of the time, and the principles of the star fort style of fortification, albeit adapted to a group of rocky islands. During the Finnish War, Sweden surrendered the fortress to Russia on 3 May 1808, paving the way for the occupation of Finland by Russian forces in 1809, and the eventual cession of Finland to Russia at the conclusion of the war. Russia held the fortress until Finnish independence in 1918. Finland then managed Suomenlinna through the Defense Department until turning most of it over to civilian control in 1973. …

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Text in English. 92 pp. Minor glue residue from old price tag on the front cover. The fortress of Suomenlinna has kept watch over east and west, for the islands have belonged successively to Sweden, Russia and Finland. Nowadays it is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is the most outstanding tourist sight in Helsinki. The solid walls and ancient barracks form a bridge with the past; you can feel the constant presence of time. You can look out to sea and let your thoughts take wing, just as the Tsar's artillerymen must have done. This book tells us in words and pictures of the colourful history of Suomenlinna and of the passage of the seasons: from the green of summer to the snowstorms of winter. The wind blows on Suomenlinna even when it is calm.…