2 Euro Finland Gesellius- Lindgren-Saarinen Finnish architecture-2024

Official commemorative coin of 2 euro, weight 8.5 grams, diameter 25.75mm and quality bright uncirculated (BU) issued by Finland with the theme Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen – Finnish architecture

Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen was a Finnish architectural firm, founded in Helsinki in 1896 by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen. They achieved international recognition with their design for the Finnish pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair in 1900, designed in the then prevailing Art Nouveau style. In 1901–1904 the three architects designed and built an extensive studio house for themselves and their families called Hvitträsk, in the rural community of Kirkkonummi by Lake Vitträsk In 1905 the firm ceased operations and the National Museum of Finland was the last their work. Its construction was monitored only by Lindgren.