The Ehrensvard Museum in Suomenlinna
There were a few museums in Suomenlinna and each one charged a fee to get in. Thanks to the Helsinki Card we bought, we entered without having to pay anymore. Anyway, of all the museums in the island, this was my favorite.
The facade of the Ehrensvard Museum
Inside Ehrensvard Museum. This room was huge and it seemed to me it was used by its noble residents as a ballroom for dancing. The guide did say that parties held here centuries ago did last from the evening to the morning around breakfast time the following day.
A sofa in one corner of the ballroom
This is how the room actually looked from the opposite side.
One of the heaters inside the noble residence.
This was the stateroom that caught my attention. It was staged to depict some people dressed very elegantly having a meal.
A side view of the same room with the noble residents of the mansion having a fine meal
Some pastry for dessert. Care to share?
A room's corner for some quiet and pensive writing
Another heater in the mansion. If this kind of heater were used in San Francisco condos, then there wouldn't be any space left for actual living.
An important person's bust right next to the heater.
Some decorative tile right above a door inside another stateroom in the mansion
Inside the Ehrensvard Museum's game room. This must have been the table where the men played cards. It couldn't have been mahjong.
Some ships as decor