Architectural sights

St. Paul's Lutheran Church In Tartu

Tartu, Tartumaa

31 May 1915, a cornerstone was placed to the St. Paul's Church. Over half of the construction cocts had been borrowed. An organ was purchased as well. Interior work was finished in two years and on 9 November 1919, Bishop Jakob Kukk consecrated the church. The church had 3,000 seats and it had room for up to 7,000 people....

St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Tartu, Tartumaa

The year of birth of St. Peter's congregations is 1869. St. Peter's Church was consecrated in 1884. This pseudogothic imposing building was built pursuant to a design by E. Schröder. The location was symbolic of the time of the Estonian awakening: in the proximity of the square where the first general Estonian song festival...

St. Peter's Lutheran Church In Kehtna

Raplamaa

St. Simon's And Judas's Lutheran Church In Simuna

Lääne-Virumaa

Simuna church is one of the oldest in Estonia as the Dome Church in Tallinn (13th century) although its exact building time is unknown. It has been destroyed in wars and rebuilt again several times during centuries. The present church with three aisles was built in the first half of the 15th century. The altar by Chr....

St. St.Mary-Magdalen's Lutheran Church

Jõgevamaa

St Mary Magdalenes Church was first documented in 1380. Since ancient times the church land has been surrounded by the possessions of Kaiavere Estate. In the Middle Ages a nunnery in Tartu owned the estate therefore the former name of the place was Nunnenhof. The initial church, three-naved and without a separate chancellery,...

St. St.Mary-Magdalen's Lutheran Church In Rapla

Rapla, Raplamaa

This Rapla church is the only rural church with two towers in Estonia. The New Roman style building that was consecrated in 1901 was designed by Baltic German architect Rudolf von Engelhardt, and is one of the purest examples of this style in Estonia. Interesting facts: The pulpit and altar were produced in the workshops of...

St. St.Mary-Magdalen's Orthodox Church In Haapsalu

Haapsalu, Läänemaa

St. Urban's Lutheran Church In Urvaste

Võrumaa

Urvaste church is considered to be one of the oldest churches in Võrumaa. Urvaste church is built as a Gothic basilica, and as such a country church, it is unique in Estonia. The nave has an aisle on both sides while the transept is lit by pairs of windows in the clerestory, which deserve to be noticed for their architectural...

St. Virgin Mary's Church And Graveyard In InVäike-Maarja

Lääne-Virumaa

The oldest building is the Väike- Maarja Church, built in the second half of 1370s. It is a 3-nave church in gothic style with walls that are up to 2,4 m thick. In the church one can see the altar painting "Going to heaven" by E. v. Liphart and the window glass in lead "Jesus blessing the children". In the churchyard there...

St. Zachariah's And St Elizabeth's Orthodox Church In Räpina

Põlvamaa

A simple neo-Classical church, built in 1833. The iconostasis by Old Russian masters, icons from Pihkva and Petseri.

Statue Of Liberty In Saduküla

Jõgevamaa

Suursadam

Hiiumaa

Scrolls mention Suursadam harbor for the first time as Sääre Sadam (Serle Ham) in 1593. In 1680 Dutchman Erasmus Jacobson built a bigger ship-building concern in Suursadama harbor. There were lime-furnaces nearby. The production of these lime-furnaces was sent to many ports of the Baltic Sea. In 1848 a 358-ton bark (ship),...

Suurupi Tuletornid

Harjumaa

The front beacon of the Suurupi leading lights is located on the N coast of Suurupi peninsula. The first 11m high pyramid shaped beacon was erected in 1859, which received a category IV dioptrical device a year later. The wooden construction needed repairs already in 1885 and the lighthouse was also built a storey higher....

Tahkuna Lighthouse

Hiiumaa

The Tahkuna lighthouse has been continuously serving as a navigational beacon here for over 100 years. It was built in Paris in 1874 and stands over 40 meters tall. Tahkuna lighthouse was brought to Hiiumaa by freighter along with its sister lighthouse that now stands on the western tip of Hiiumaa. It is believed that the...

Tähtvere Mõis

Tartu, Tartumaa

Tähtvere Manor, which is located in the City of Tartu today, used to be a part of Nõo Parish. The manor was first mentioned in 1515 and it belonged to the Bishop of Tartu in the Middle Ages. The Estonian Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine used the mansion of the manor after the Second World War. The mansion...