Maarjamäe Memorial
Maarjamäe Memorial (designed by architect A. Murdmaa and sculptor M. Varik) stands on Pirita Road between the Lasnamäe plateau and Tallinn Bay. It was erected to those who had fallen defending the Soviet Union.
The memorial is made up of both architectural and landscaping elements. At its centre stands a 35-metre obelisk, but the ensemble also includes the graves of the crews of the Avtroil and Spartak minesweepers, dolomite-lined walls, grass-covered slopes, the pathways between them and a bronze sculpture of a flock of birds.
Maarjamäe Memorial (designed by architect A. Murdmaa and sculptor M. Varik) stands on Pirita Road between the Lasnamäe plateau and Tallinn Bay. It was erected to those who had fallen defending the Soviet Union.
The memorial is made up of bot
Reviews
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Imposant concrete structures on the Pirita road
That complex of rather bizarre hulking concrete shapes and grass-covered earth mounds is very easily perceived, when You travel by bus or being in region of Pirita parks, just ramble along the...
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Went with tour guide
Our "Soviet" guide took us here. He told us stories relating to the place - very interesting insight into local history.
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Sovjet architecture when it is best
Wery "russian" large, rough and naked. Worth a visit if you drive along the bay. The memorial was partly closed due to poor maintenance.
