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Kuningasajatus / The Leading Thought (The Mika Waltari Memorial)
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In 1983, the Eteläsuomalainen osakunta, an association of University students from the south of Finland organized a competition for a memorial to the author Mika Waltari (1908-1979), an honorary member of the association. The competition was won by Veikko Hirvimäki's (b. 1941) entry `The Leading Thought'. The work consists of the pedestal (0.5 x 6.95 x 4.90 m) and three parts made of the black Jyv ...
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Mika Waltarin puisto, Apollonkadun and Runeberginkadun kulma, Töölö
00100 Helsinki
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Updated: 27/4/2024