Keskustori

The Central Square of Tampere is a place of commerce and a meeting point for people. The general market day is Monday, but there are several theme markets organised at the Central Square throughout the year (for example the Vappu market on 1 May, the crayfish market, a Lapp market or the "countryside comes into the city" market). During the summer there are events here almost every weekend, because the Central Square is often the site for festivals, concerts and dance performances, too. There is a mention of Keskustori already in the first town plan of 1775. During that time the square was larger than today, reaching all the way to the Tammerkoski rapids (the city theatre had not been built yet). There were wooden houses around the square, but only one of them still stands today; this is the Old Church, built in 1824, and its bell tower (1828). It was only in the late nineteenth century when the city water and sewage network was properly constructed so that the big stone buildings could be built next to the Central Square. The Southern side of the square is undergoing some changes. The old bus stops and the kiosk will be taken down and modern, glass-covered bus and taxi stops will be built. The other side of the area will be constructed as a small market area and a new kiosk will be built next to that. Also the streets going down to the Laukontori marketplace will be turned into pedestrian streets, at least partially.

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