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25 Couple Sitting at Cholera Basin in Helsinki, Finland

This young couple is resting from their busy day of sightseeing by sitting along the Market Square quay. The calm water they are watching is part of Eteläsatama (South Harbor) and the Helsingfors Hamn (Port of Helsinki). The scenic waterway has a derogatory nickname: Cholera Basin. This stems from an incident in 1893 when a man aboard a ship died of cholera and his waste further polluted the harbor which was a dumping ground for sewage. Four of the buildings along Eteläranta are (right to left): White & Case Oy (law firm), Taivas (advertising agency), Old Market Hall and the Palace Hotel.

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Couple Sitting at Cholera Basin in Helsinki, Finland

Kauppatori 00101 Helsinki, Finland

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