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Show Historic Buildings in Finnish Town of Turku Turku wus Finland's II rut capital. Chrlmbiiilly was first laugh! IJiere, anil the llr.il Christian converts were baptized In the Illver Aura. The old . est ciithediul and the oldest ensile In Finland an- to he round lu Turku, anil nearly all the historic homes of the Finnish nobility are In or near the i-l i, v. With the exception of the cathedral and the castle, modern Turku lias been built since Hie disastrous lire of l'C7. when the old town was almost cniliciv destroyed In o blaz- Unit burned li IHe days. I'.olh the rustle and Ilie cut le-rlnil arc grim structures ultli little exierlot ornament The cn iheiliiil has a long, narrow vaulted Interior and most of the Immense treasure which was once kept there tins disappeared. I'urt of the castle Is now a museum and Is furnished with pieces of old Finnish furniture. Visitors can still see the dungeon, six falhoms deep and black lis pilch, where prisoner were kept In the great central hall In a high gallery from which n cruel ruler once had unruly subjects hurled to the Hoot In-low One cell In tho castle Is still known as the nuilcfnc-tor's nuilcfnc-tor's resting place. National Geographic Geo-graphic Society Bulletin. |