Vaatamisväärsused Eestis II
The Railway
Station project was compiled in St Petersburg and its grandeur stressed the
importance of Haapsalu as a summer town hosting the crowned heads of
Russia.
· The Ridala Church, erected in the 13th century, is one of the bestpreserved
Middle Ages churches, built in the characteristic Western Estonian onenave
style, in the whole of Estonia. There are fragments of the ceiling paintings
(probably from the 14th century), a Baroquepulpit (1656, E. Thiele) and an
altar preserved in the Church.
· The Germans built the Lihula Stronghold in 1242. In 12341251 Lihula was the
center of the Diocese of SaareLääne. The Stronghold together with the
settlement formed next to it was destroyed in the Livonian War (15581583).
On the ruins if the stronghold there is a singing ground today and from here a
beautiful view opens onto the surrounding area.
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