I don’t have resent doors for Dan’s Thursday Doors, but I edited an shot from Helsinki for this weeks post. The shot is from few years back but the buildings are still there.
The yellow house is the Bockin House is one of the oldest buildings next to Senate Square, originally built by merchant Gustav Johan Bock. After he passed away, it changed hands until the Swedish crown turned it into a royal residence in 1801. When the Russians took over Helsinki in 1808, they used it as a home for their officers. In 1816, architect Carl Ludvig Engel came along and revamped it into the official home for the Governor-General of Finland, making it a three-story Empire-style building and adding a pediment with Ionic columns, plus a fancy banquet hall. The one in the corner is Helsinki City Museum, located in the city’s oldest blocks near Senate Square, is anchored by Sederholm House (1757),the the oldest stone building in the city center.
Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 
I’ve been trying to decide which I like better, the colour or the monochrome version of this shot, and I’ve settled on the monochrome as it makes the buildings look more harmonious 🙂
I also liked the monochrome because it is less seasonal and more timeless and brings out the architecture better, hence the header
These are great photos, and I appreciate the history. I normally prefer the B&W versions, but those colors are very welcoming. I prefer the color version today.
Thanks Dan
Although I am a big b/w fan, and your monochrome of the town is a lovely shot, I do love the colours in the version above it. As you say – vibrant.