# Exterior view

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engel-carl-ludwig-rd063a058bfd7c3/exterior-view-r09ddd16d2488dc>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [ENGEL, Carl Ludwig](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engel-carl-ludwig-rd063a058bfd7c3>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

Perhaps the finest example of the Classical urban planning is in Helsinki, established as capital of Finland in 1812. Beginning in 1818, Carl Engel created a monumental group of the Lutheran Cathedral flanked by the Senate, University, and University Library.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engel-carl-ludwig-rd063a058bfd7c3/exterior-view-r3adf71d46746f0>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engel-carl-ludwig-rd063a058bfd7c3/exterior-view-r8b18d66b779744>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)