Keyword "monument"

Aidu Monument Of Liberty

Aidu Monument to the War of Independence (1929, Restored in 1989)

Amandus Adamsoni Monument

Anton AntonHansen-Tammsaare Monument

The bronze bust of writer AH Tammsaare rests on a tall granite column. The column is decorated with bas-relief that depict episodes from the novel Truth and Justice – the arrival of Andres and Krõõt at Vargamäe and Indrek digging a ditch in the swamp and making up with Pearu. The monument was created by sculptor Ferdi...

Barclay De Tolly Monument

Money for the bronze monument to Field Marshall Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761-1818), who gained fame from the Napoleonic wars, was collected by officers who had served under the general. The monument, conceived in the classical style by V. Demut-Malinovski and A. Stsedrin, was completed in 1849.

Carl Abraham Hunniuse Monument

On the Promenade make a stop at the monument to Carl Abraham Hunniuse (1797-1851), who established the resort of Haapsalu. Dr, Hunnius was the first to notice that the local residents used the sea mud to find relief for their ailments and was inspired to start investigating the properties of the mud. At his initiative, the...

Carl Robert Jakobson's Statue

C.R.Jakobson was great figure of the estonian national Movement. Jakobson founded the "Sakala" newspaper in Viljandi in 1878.

Endla Seltsimaja Monument

Ernst Enno Monument

Poet Ernst Enno came to Haapsalu in 1919, when he became a school adviser in Lääne County. His Haapsalu period was not the peak of his career, but it was here that he wrote his best children’s songs. If you are walking on the Haapsalu embankment stop by the park named for him and monument dedicated to him. Interesting facts:...

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi Monument

Jaan Tõnisson's Memorial Statue

The monument to Jaan Tõnisson, completed in 1999, was created by Mati Karmin and Tiit Trummal. Jaan Tõnisson, born in 1868, was a legendary politician – Prime Minister, President and Foreign Minister - as well as the owner and chief editor of the national newspaper “Postimees.” Occupation forces imprisoned Jaan Tõnisson...

Jakob Tamm's Monument

Jakob Tamm is buried in the old cemetery. The monument on his grave includes a bust by Jaan Koort.

Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern's Monument

Johann Carl Morgenstern (1770-1852) was a Tartu University professor of classical philology and aesthetics. While founder and first director of the Tartu University library, he established the university art museum. The statue was first displayed in 1851.

Johann Köler's Statue

World famious artist Johann Köler, who was born near Viljandi (authors Edgar Viies and Rein Luup).

Juri Lotmani Monument

The long-serving professor of the University of Tartu was one of the brightest scientists in 20th century Tartu. Lotman studied the history of Russian literature and culture and general regularities of culture. He laid the foundation of cultural semiotics and was the founder of the Tartu-Moscow school of semiotics. The...

Kalevipoeg (monument To The War Of Independence)

Kalevipoeg was an ancient warrior, the hero of Estonia’s national epic. The statue, which was created as an Estonian Liberation War memorial was completed in 1933 and was destroyed by Soviet occupation forces in 1950. The new statue, restored by E.Vali, was raised in the same place 53 years later, in 2003.