Tarvas sculpture
The Tarvas sculpture was unveiled in 2002 to mark the 700th anniversary of Rakvere. Situated close to the Order Castle on Vallimägi hill, Tarvas is 7 metres long, stands 4 metres high and weighs 7 tonnes. He stands on a granite base bearing the coat of arms of Rakvere, a brief history of the town in Estonian, Swedish, German, Danish, Polish and Russian and the names of sculpture’s sponsors.
The Tarvas sculpture was unveiled in 2002 to mark the 700th anniversary of Rakvere. Situated close to the Order Castle on Vallimägi hill, Tarvas is 7 metres long, stands 4 metres high and weighs 7 tonnes. He stands on a granite base bearing the coat
Reviews
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Bull
The huge bull located next to Rakvere Castle. We visited on our trip to the Castle. There is a little walk to get to it. But we enjoyed our time.
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Statue on the hill
Very big statue beside the Rakvere castle. Nothing special but if you are visiting the castle, then take a look at this also.
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Love A Bull
I love this sculpture and the little story behind it. This dominates the area prior to the fantastic castle and is so fitting for the area. Fabulous photo opportunity! Congratulations to the...
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- Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi tänav 1, Rakvere
- E-mail: rakvere@visitestonia.com
- rakvere@visitestonia.com
