This post I would like to dedicate to a building which has become an important part of my every day life here in Jyväskylä, the Viitatorni high-rise aparment house. I have actually never been inside the building but where ever I go in Jyväskylä I pass by this building regardless if I am on my way to work or to any leisure activity. This buidling is such an important landmark in this town, everybody knows it and it can be seen from almost everywhere in the city. Every time I pass by it fascinates me, especially its structure and the way how it looks so different if you look at it from different angles. I have taken hundreds of pictures of this masterpiece of architecture from various locations in town during different seasons and daytimes. In this post I want to share some of those photos and hope you will find this building as interesting and fascinating as I do.
Viitatorni seen in the last sun rays of a warm summer day
Close-up view of the roof section
There are some sports grounds behind the building which are using in summer for soccer and in winter for hockey games
Viitatorni seen from the nearby lake on a beautiful evening in late May
Viitatorni seen from Laajavuori hill while indian summer was at its best
Viitatorni seen on a freezy cold March day
In the end of October the leafs had already come down making everything looking rather grey while Viitatorni still shines in white as it always does
Even though I tried to capture the winter sport activities at Laajavuori hill, Viitatorni also dominates this scene
While several trees have already started to change their colour Viitatorni stays in its white dress
Viitatorni and the frozen lake seen on a very cold day in early January
Viitatorni seen from Lehtisaari the island across on a nice warm June day
Some ice has already started to build up on the lake in front of Viitatorni but the carm water still allowed this almost perfect mirrow picture of the building on a cold November day
October again and time to get the boats ready for the winter while Viitatorni shines in the sun as usual surrounded by trees wearing their autumn dress
Even so outstanding because of its size Viitatorni still fits very well into the shape of the city
The beauty of an early summer evening by the lake with Viitatorni in the background
Viitatorni witnessing another soccer game played in the backyard
This picture I took on a nice Sunday walk on the nearby island in late October
Late September and the soccer season has ended, soon the sport grounds will become a large hockey field
End of October and the lake is already partly frozen while the environment around Viitatorni looks rather grey
Close-up of Viitatorni on a pleasant February day
Viitatorni seen on a sunny March day
Viitatorni seen on a beautiful autumn day framed by two birches
Another close-up but this time from a different angle
