Villa Aalto
Helsinki, Finland
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Villa Aalto, located in the Munkkiniemi district of Helsinki at 20 Riihitie, is the residence designed and built by Alvar and Aino Aalto in 1936. Now a protected building on Finland's Built Heritage Register, the house functions as a museum and forms part of the broader Alvar Aalto Museum, which maintains additional facilities in both Helsinki and Jyväskylä. In July 2026, Villa Aalto was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside twelve other works by the Aaltos, recognizing their architectural significance.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- museum, single-family detached home, artist's-home museum
- Heritage
- protected building in the Built Heritage Register
- Place
- Helsinki, Finland
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