Twin-headed Romanov Eagle on top of an obelisk at the Market Square commemorates the Imperial visit to Helsinki in 1835.

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In the center of Helsinki Market Square stands an obelisk topped by a two-headed bronze eagle of the Romanov dynasty. The Czarina`s stone was erected in 1835 in honor of the the first visit to Finland of Czarina Alexandra Fedorovna, the spouse of Czar Nikolay I. Finland was then a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire.

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Size: 3385px × 5079px
Location: Market Square, Helsinki, Finland
Photo credit: © Hannu Mononen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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