Here are some of the views from our balcony, which faces directly towards the park. When standing on the balcony and looking from right to left (the photos are in order), you'll see the building next door that was in the previous photos from the side windows. Then there are two shots of a larger playground (which you can't see well because of the big tree right outside) and an old brick tower (also behind the tree). Then there's some grassy space and pathways that meander through the rest of the park.
By the way, I've tried to figure out what the tower was/is for, but no one I've asked so far seems to know. I've also looked on the internet but haven't found anything in English... The park is named for the Sinebrychoff family because they had their home next to the park (the yellow building at the bottom of the hill, which is now an art museum) and their brewery nearby. So the tower could have had some function when the brewery was operating. (Any of you Finns reading this know the answer??) In any case, the tower is a symbol/landmark for our neighborhood.
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The park used to be part of the grounds of the Sinebrychoff house, its gardens. The tower has been called the "Love Tower" or some such with a romantic story about it being built for a wife of one of the Sinebrychoffs, but apparently it was at one end of warehouse building. So that story may be wishful thinking. The tower used to be open to the public but is not any more.
They used to store beer in the park, with much of it being stored underground to keep it cool.
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