architecture
Eckerö Mail and Customs House
A yellow civic building marks Åland's old postal route across the sea.
The story behind the place
Completed in 1828, Eckerö's Mail and Customs House served the postal and customs authorities at the western edge of the Russian Empire. Its restrained empire-style architecture, associated with Carl Ludvig Engel and Carlo Bassi, gave an official face to a place where travellers and mail crossed the Åland Sea. Today the historic building houses exhibitions, linking its working past with Åland's cultural life.
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