Freedom Square
Freedom Square
Freedom Square
Freedom Square is a plaza on the southern end of the Old Town.
It is bounded on the east by St. John's Church, on the south by Kaarli
Boulevard and an underground shopping center.
Construction works started in 2008.
History
In 19th century Freedom Square was called Peetri plats.
During the Soviet period, Freedom Square was known as the Victory
Square.
Before Freedom Square there was a parking lot.
It was opened on 23 June 2009 as a memorial for those who fell during the
Estonian War of Independence.
This cost to Estonia about 26,9 million euros.
Victory Column
It is also there to commemorating the Estonian War of Independence 1918
1920.
The idea of creating a monument was conceived in 1919, before the end of the
war.
In 2006, a design competition for the monument received more than 40 entries.
The winning entry "Libertas" was designed by Rainer Sternfeld,
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