Usually, old factories destroyed or thrown out of the premises all the equipment and completely rearrange the interior space, turning them into business centers, shops and residential lofts.
Now I am in the Finnish city of Tampere, the power of which is very unusual treated with the textile factory of the 19th century.
The heart of the textile factory of those times - the steam engine, the torque huge wheel, the rotation is transmitted to all machines with a plurality of wheels and ropes.
And the wheels and parts of the steam engine left as it is, only polished to a shine.
For 115 years, there is almost nothing has changed.
Now, this room became a museum of steam engines.
And in the neighborhood in the same shop cafes and restaurants. For surroundings retained original davit.
The first two floors of cafes occupy factory, shops, a movie theater and several small museums. Floors three and up - Office Business Center. So now the territory of the plant looks like.
The museum of textile production machines are gathered, once worked at the plant.
For example, a machine for knitting woolen socks.
There is also a museum of working professions. From a telephone to a waiter.
The museum is dedicated to the professions, but at the same time it shows interesting old things. For example, illustrations profession tanker become old gas station and a car.
Another museum - a museum of socialism. There are lots of pictures of Lenin and Soviet posters.
In the museum shop you can buy here are a match.
Postcards from the posters. Advertisement created by Mayakovsky.
And even here are earrings with Brezhnev.
old manufacturing plant in Tampere, has turned into one of the central places of the city. Here all at once and for all - in one location focused facilities for both residents and tourists.
In my opinion very good done!
© 2016 Alex Nadozhin
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