Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Tartu, Estonia

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 42 m
Descend 24 m

Explore Tartu in Estonia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in TartuIndividual Sights in Tartu

Sight 1: Barclay de Tolly

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Barclay de Tolly Monument is a monument in Tartu, Estonia. The monument is erected in the honor of Baltic-German field marshal Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly. The monument is listed as cultural heritage monument of Estonia.

Wikipedia: Barclay de Tolly Monument (EN)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Oscar Wilde/Eduard Vilde Statue

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The sculpture by Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde is a bronze sculpture on Vallikraavi Street in Tartu, depicting writers Eduard Vilde and Oscar Wilde sitting on a granite bench.

Wikipedia: Oscar Wilde'i ja Eduard Vilde skulptuur (ET)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: F. G. W. von Struve

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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve Monument is a monument in front of the Tartu Observatory in the memory of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve and opened in 1969. The authors of the monument are sculptor Olav Männi and architect Udo Ivask.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve monument (ET)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Old Observatory

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University of Tartu Old Observatory or Tartu Old Observatory is an observatory in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu Observatory was an active observatory from 1810 to 1964. The building now serves as a museum and belongs to the University of Tartu Museum.

Wikipedia: University of Tartu Old Observatory (EN), Website

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Friedrich Robert Faehlmann

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The monument to Friedrich Robert Faehlmann was opened in Tartu, on Toomemägi Hill, in front of the Old Anatomical Museum on May 18, 1930. The monument is dedicated to the founder and doctor of Estonian national literature – Friedrich Robert Faehlmann. The author of the monument is Voldemar Mellik.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Robert Faehlmanni monument (ET)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Johan Skytte

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The Johan Skytte Monument is a monument created in honor of Johan Skytte, the founder of the University of Tartu, located in front of the Supreme Court building in Tartu. The author of the seal-shaped monument is the sculptor Tiiu Kirsipuu.

Wikipedia: Johan Skytte monument (ET)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Rahvaste monument

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The Peoples' Monument or Peoples' Monument is a monument in Toomeoru, Tartu, on Vallikraavi Street. It is the oldest monument in Tartu that is still there.

Wikipedia: Rahvaste mälestussammas (ET)

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: St. Luke's Church

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St. Luke's Church / AO

Tartu St. Luke's Church is a church completed in 2002 for the Congregation of St. Luke of the UMC Tartu in the city of Tartu at Vallikraavi street 16a.

Wikipedia: Tartu Püha Luuka kirik (ET), Website

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Ernst Bergmann

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The Ernst Bergmann Monument is a monument created in memory of Ernst Bergmann, a medical scientist, student and lecturer at the University of Tartu, professor of surgery, located on Toomemägi Hill, Tartu. It was completed in 1913. The author of the monument is the German sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand.

Wikipedia: Ernst Bergmanni monument (ET)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Alexander Schmidt 1831-1894

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The monument to Alexander Schmidt is located opposite the New Anatomical Museum in Kassitoome in Tartu and was created in memory of the Estonian physiologist, doctor of medicine and professor Alexander Schmidt of Baltic German origin. The authors of the monument are Ülo Õun and Ike Volkov. The monument was completed in 1982.

Wikipedia: Alexander Schmidti monument (ET)

402 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Mart Saar

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Mart Saar's monument is a memorial created to memory of composer Mart Saar. The monument, completed in 1982, is sculptor Aime Kuulbusch-Mölder. The monument is located on Kooli Street in Tartu.

Wikipedia: Mart Saare monument (Tartu) (ET)

1332 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 12: Mathieseni park

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Mathiesen Park is a park in Tartu, located between Ludvig Puusepa Street and Nikolai Lunin Street.

Wikipedia: Mathieseni park (ET)

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