Planning of Cultural Landscapes Viktor Skunov Eesti Maaülikool Kadriorg Park which celebrated its 293th birthday on July 22 is the largest park in Tallinn and the richest in various species. One of the most important event of foreign policy took place in Kadriorg PalaceThe important men of Russia and Austria discussed the possibilities of destroying Prussia. One of the most important visitor from Russia in Kadriorg was Katarina II. On June 28 1764, a fancydress ball took place in the Kadriorg Palace for about five hundred persons,dedicated to the celebration of the anniversary of Katarina II´s accession(astumine) to the throne. 1908.on July 15 the greece crown princess Alice came to see Tallinn.She was only few days in here but still loved it. The first trip through the air in Estonia that was done with the balloon by Mr.Berg who had come here from St.Peterburg.he
Art Museum of Estonia Art Museum of Estonia was founded on November 17th, 1919, but it was not until 1921 that it got its first permanent building the Kadriorg Palace, built in the 18th century. In 1929 the palace was expropriated from the Art Museum in order to rebuild it as the residence of the President of Estonia. The Art Museum of Estonia was housed in several different temporary spaces, until it moved back to the palace in 1946. In September, 1991 the Kadriorg Palace was closed, because it had totally deteriorated by then. At the end of the year the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia decided to guarantee the construction of a new building for the Art Museum of Estonia in Kadriorg. Untill then the Knighthood House at Toompea Hill served as the temporary main building of the Art Museum of Estonia. The exhibition there was opened on April 1, 1993. Art Museum of Estonia premanently closed down the exhibitions in that building in October 2005.
The church had the oldest bell in Tallinn (until 2002). It had been joined to the clock at some time and the inscription on it read: I strike the right time for the maid and manservant, for the mistress and the master, and nobody can reproach me for that. The Church of the Holy Ghost became the first Estonian church after the Reformation in 1524, the 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.
Both the Estonian and the German name for the palace means "Catherine's valley". It was built after the Great Northern War to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri andMikhail Zemtsov. The palace currently houses the Kadriorg Art Museum, a branch of theArt Museum of Estonia, displaying foreign art from the 16th to 20th centuries. [1] TheKUMU branch of the museum, showing Estonian art from the 18th century onwards is furthermore situated in the park. Kadriorg as a district The swan pond - KUMU - Kumu (Estonian: Kumu Kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tallinn, Estonia. The museum is the largest one in the Baltics and one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. constructed 2003 - 2006, museum of the year 2008. Mikkel - The Mikkel Museum (Estonian: Mikkeli muuseum) is a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, located in Kadriorg park in Tallinn
which sank in the Gulf of Finland in 1893.The monument itself is a figure of an angel, which sends blessing to that place, where, with the whole crew, sank russian battleship "Russalka" -TV Tower The TV Tower was situated in 1980 to the summer olimpiad. From the watching platform a wunderful view on Tallinn and Finland coast is opened. The TV Tower itself is used for broadcasting Estonian tv chanels and radiostations, and like mobile communication mast -The Kadriorg Park & Palace -The Kadriorg Palace- was a summer residence of the royal family. It was situated by Peter I in 1718 and named it in the honor of hiswife ?Ekatherine?. Palace was projected by italian architect Nikkolo Miketti, but the first brick in the base of the structure the tsar himself has put. -The Kadriorg Park- is the most knowned hand made park in Estonia. There is a swan pund here, beautiful park avenues and museums. The landscape arround the park is the same it was, with its fields and meadows.
Meadows in Estonia are much richer in different species than western Europe, and in summer foreign tourists travelling around the countryside can discover for themselves the variety and colour of the roadside meadows. The type of meadow richest in species is the wooded meadow. Marshes and bogs About one fifth of Estonia is covered with marshes and bogs, and most of these are to be found in the central and eastern parts of the country. The best place to see marshes is in the Soomaa National Park in Western Estonia. Soomaa indeed means "Bogland" in Estonian and impressive bogs cover the majority of the park with the thickness of the peat layer reaching up to 7 metres in some places. At least 10 per cent of the Estonian territory is subject to the environment protection. The most important protection areas are resting and recreation areas for migratory birds. Mainly seashore wetlands and chaste woodland and wetland areas. The preservation of traditional
Liberty Square Liberty Square was originally a Hay and Wood Market of Tallinn. The market was liquidated at the end of the 19th century. In order to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Russian power the place got a new name Peter´s Square. A monument to Peter the Great was set up in the middle of the square. In 1923 the square was renamed Liberty Square. During the Soviet period it was called Victory Square. Parks The largest and probably the most beautiful park of Tallinn is Kadriorg. The park and palace were designed in Baroque style by the Italian architect Niccolo Michetti and built in the 1720s on the order of Peter the Great. In 1857 Tallinn was not a fort any more and the 17 th and 18th century fortifications were given to the municipality to lay out parks and public gardens. The Ingrian Bastion was turned into Harjumägi in 1860. The Swedish Bastion became a park in 1862. In the 1920s people started to call it Lindamägi after the sculpture of Linda by A
6. Jägala Waterfall The Jägala Waterfall is a natural waterfall in Northern Estonia on Jägala River. A wonderful 7,8 m high waterfall running down the limestone edge is the highest in 4 Estonia. Water has smoothed the limestone edge for centuries. As a result a 12-14 m deep and 300 m long valley has been created. The oldest known written record of a water mill in Estonia (from the early 13th century) dates from here. 7. Lahemaa National Park The Lahemaa National Park was created in 1971 to protect the characteristic North- Estonian landscapes and the national heritage of the area. This was the first national park in Estonia. It is located on Northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east from capital Tallinn. Its area covers 725 km², including 250.9 km² of sea. The name Lahemaa originates from the most thoroughly studied and visited part of the North-Estonian coast,
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