Vakuutusyhtiö Kalevan talo, Erottaja 2, Kamppi
tekijä: Robert Stigell (1852 - 1907)
Theodor Höijerin suunnittelema Vakuutusyhtiö Kalevan talo valmistui vuonna 1889.
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Designed by Theodor Höijer Insurance Company Kaleva house was completed in 1889. The building is based in the northern Italian early Renaissance , but Höijer `s architecture also contains a reference to the Renaissance and on the upper floors , the architecture is abundant in the style of Baroque ` s
On the second floor as a cornerstone located at the created by Robert Sigell Atlantes . For Atlantic is the Greek equivalent of the word Atlas the Lord of heaven is by supportive people and the Hellenistic architecture. Atlantes replaces the columns and pillars in Baroque architecture. Stigell ` s Atlanta are presented in animal clothing in accordance with the ideals of antiquity are Robert Stigell figures represented in Renaissance style and stand in line for natural realism of the sculptures in Finland . He had first learned stone sculptor in St. Petersburg and then continued his studies at the Fine Arts Academy in Finland, the Academy of San Luca in Rome and at the Ecole des Beaux -Arts in Paris. continued .
Other Stigell facade sculptures in Helsinki include Aleksi 13 department store facade sculptures hunting and spiders , as well as the Old Student House , Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen .