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Canopy and auditorium at Olavinlinna Castle, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Finland - ARK-house Architects / Markku Erholtz, Heikki Paakkinen Erik Axelsson Tott founded the castle of Olavinlinna in 1475, the first stage of the building being completed in 1496. Extensive restoration was carried out from 1959 to 1975. The canopy and auditorium were made for performances in the Savonlinna Opera Festival, which is held annually in July. They are dismantled after the festival and re-erected the next year. The solution is based on a tensioned textile membrane, stretched from a framework of steel cables and rods. The canopy is supported on concrete walkway structures built in the 1940s and 1970s and strengthened later. The castle’s historical structures have been left completely undisturbed. The covered area extends to about 1800 square metres, forming one of Europe’s largest unified textile canopies. Olavinlinna Castle Canopy photos / information from Ark-house Architects Dec 08 Finnish Architects Ark-house Architects World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Helsinki Buildings Finland Library : Turku Finnish Architect - Alvar Aalto Buildings / photos for the Finnish Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Olavinlinna Castle Canopy Architecture - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Buildings by this architect: Viikki Infocentre Koruna Key Links: Architecture Studios Contemporary Interiors New Houses Office Architecture Finland Buildings