Porin kuninkaankartano, Royal estate in Stone-Pori, Finland.
Porin kuninkaankartano was a royal estate in Pori with thick stone walls and a complex interior layout. The building featured four cellars and fourteen chimneys, with timber sourced partly from the former Ulvila manor incorporated into its construction.
The estate was founded in 1558 when the city of Pori was established, serving as the administrative center for Kokemäki Castle county. Its role ended in 1634 when administrative functions were relocated.
The manor's scale of construction involved 500 farmers and 50 carpenters, demonstrating the period's architectural and organizational capabilities in Finnish building practices.
A scale model of the original estate is on permanent display at the Satakunta Museum, offering visitors insights into its historical structure and layout. This provides a helpful way to understand the building's original form and internal organization.
Large quantities of stone materials intended for a planned castle were transported from across the Satakunta region and remained stacked at Linnanmäki until the 1800s. These stone reserves were a visible sign of an ambitious construction project that never came to completion.
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