The freedom monument in front of the church in Simuna is dedicated to the soldiers from the parish who fought and died in war. The monument bears the names of 132 men who fell in World War I, the War…

An orthodox congregation was established in Tartu in 1845 and Priest Joosep Shestakovski (1856-1888) initiated the building of an orthodox church. Tartu Saint George the Martyr Church was built using…

Tartu St Luke’s Church is a modern sacral building (architect Indrek Allmann), which is located in the Toomemägi area. Interesting facts: - Tartu St Luke’s Church was declared the best new building…

A stronghold once stood here which clearly formed the defensive centre for the entire surrounding area. The small hill fort dates back to the 6th century, while the larger one dates from the 11th…

St. Martin’ Church – exceptionally wide for a single-nave church – was built in the beginning of the 16th century. Pay attention to the shield of Saare-Lääne bishop Johannes III Orgas above the north…

The exact year of construction of Simuna Church is not known, but is among the oldest in Estonia (thirteenth century) together with the Tallinn Cathedral. In the course of several wars, the church…

Rohu rocket base formed part of the nuclear rocket base established in Rakvere during the Soviet era. It operated between 1960 and 1970 and was eventually closed in 1978. What remains of the base…

The monument was erected to commemorate those who lost their lives in the War of Independence (1918-1920). The author of the monument is Amandus Adamson, a well-known sculptor in Estonia whose best…

The Methodist Church in Tallinn is Estonia’s largest modern sacral building. It was designed by Vilen Künnapu and Ain Padrik. Its interior design was created by Katrin and Argo Vaikla. The new church…

Established in 1780 town graveyard together with chapels in classicistic style is under protection as architectural memory. Among the chapels the most beautiful are built in 1848 into main gates of…

Mihkli Church was built in the ancient Soontagana Parish in the 13th century and its therefore one of the oldest and most original buildings in Western Estonia.«Tänase nelinurkse kellatorni sai kirik…

You will find the Vara St Birgitta Church in Ätte Village. It was built in the stead of the wooden church that burned down in 1855. The first data of the old church data back as far as the year 1627…

Sausti Manor was first mentioned in writing in 1453. Today, Sausti Manor is a tastefully renovated Classicist manor where you can organise seminars, events, enjoy chamber music, and hold wine…

Construction of the church began in 1859 on the initiative of the lord of the local manor, Arthur von zur Mühlen, who was inspired by a small neogothic village church in Germany. The walls feature…

The last owner of Pivarootsi Manor prior to its appropriation by the state in 1919 was Georg von Hoyningen-Huene. Its single-storey timber main building, in early classicist style, is thought to have…

This former sea rescue station, originating from the tsarist era, was completed on the Sjustaka cape by the end of 1876. At around the same time, the Ruhnu lighthouse and a new pastoral building…

South from Ebavere hill is former farm of Admiral Johann Pitka who was hero of the Estonian Independence War, the creator of armoured trains and Estonian navy. The house used to be stylish, colour…

Narva is the only town in Estonia, where you find a street named after Russia's greatest poet Aleksander Pushkin. In 1999 on the poet's 200-year anniversary a statue was installed here. In 2019…

The limestone Partsi windmill, built in the 19th century, is a smock mill with a frame in the shape of a truncated cone. The roof of the mill used to resemble an upside down boat. A pearling machine…

Only a wool warehouse built in 1849 remains of the barns that used to form the Kärdla Marina building complex; it was used by the Kärdla broadcloth factory (in business between 1830–1941) to store…