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majority of the of the congregation had been Estonian already before.
4. Kadriorg and Pirita
Kadriorg (Catherine's Valley), one of the oldest and largest parks in Estonia, covers about 70
hectares. Originally it was an are on the seashore featuring low meadows, shrub land and a few manor
houses. In the 17th century most of the land was in the possession of Fonne, the Town Council's
secretary. At the time the park was called Fonnenthal. A century later the name was changed to
Yekaterinenthal after Yekaterina, wife of Peter I.
Kadriorg Palace was designed in Baroque style by the Italian Niccoló Michetti and built in the 1720s
on the order of Peter the Great in honour of his wife. The tsar himself is known to have laid three
bricks in the foundation of the building. The palace was also planned to serve as a summer house for
the tsar's family.
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