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Sculptures and monuments
St. John's Lutheran Church
St John's Church was probably built in the first third of the 14th century . There is no other brick church decorated with so much terracotta plastic in Europe
Eduard Tubin Monument
The Eduard Tubin monument, marking the 100th birthday of the composer, was dedicated in 2005. The authors of the statue are sculptor Aili Vahtrapuu , architect Veronika Valk, with sound installations by Louis Dandrel.Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) was a versatile composer and conductor, one of the most recognized symphonists throughout history. He served as concert master and conductor at the Vanemuise Theatre . In 1944, when the theatre was destroyed, he left Estonia to Sweden.
Monument to Gustav II Adolf
In 1632, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, then at the war camp near Nürnburg, signed the charter to found Tartu University , which was also named Academia Gustaviana in his honour .
The memorial statue to King Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) stood next to the main building of the university from 1928, until 1950, when it was removed by the Soviet occupation forces. With Swedish assistance, it was repaired and re- mounted 42 years later , in 1992. The King of Sweden was present both at the original and the re-opening of the monument.  Elisabeth Tebelius-Myren authored the restored work .
Karl Ernst von Baer monument
Karl Ernst von Baer was a naturalist, the founder of comparative embryology and geocryology, recognized worldwide as the discoverer of the ovum in mammals. He was a student of Tartu University, practiced in the sciences in Königsberg and St. Petersburg , and was an academician at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Seven geographical objects worldwide have been named in his honour. A ritual for university students is washing the hair of the Baer statue head on the eve of St. Philip ’s Day.
Kristjan Jaak Peterson monument
Kristjan Jaak Peterson was an Estonian poet, author