Muuratsalo [SEP] located next to body of water
Muuratsalo
Muuratsalo is an island in lake Päijänne, Finland. Northern part of the island belongs to Jyväskylä and Southern part to Muurame. It is located south from the Jyväskylä city centre and east from Muurame. There are 800 inhabitants in Muuratsalo. The Muuratsalo Experimental House by Alvar Aalto is located on the island. Elissa and Alvar Aalto discovered the place for this jewel of architecture while Säynätsalo Town Hall was under construction on the neighbouring island. 
External links.
- Muuratsalo Experimental House
- Muuratsalo Experimental House in Classisc
point of view of the later development of Jyväskylä. The headquarters of the University of Jyväskylä are considered to be Aalto's masterpieces. Later, a modern architect Arto Sipinen, a pupil of Aalto, has influenced the cityscape since the 1970s by designing most of the new university buildings in the city.
The outskirts of the city are mainly populated by student apartments and single-family houses. Some of the most important buildings, like Säynätsalo Town Hall, designed by Aalto are located outside the city centre in Säynätsalo and Muuratsalo