Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Tartu, Estonia

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 54 m
Descend 51 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: EELK Tartu Peetri kirik

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St Peter's Church is a 19th-century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Tartu (EN)

605 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: St. George's Church of Tartu

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St George's Church is a church of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Tartu, Estonia.

Wikipedia: St George's Church, Tartu (EN), Website Et, Website

564 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Friedebert Tuglase monument

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The monument to Friedebert Tuglas is a monument built for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Friedebert Tuglas in Ülejõe Park, Tartu. The authors of the works are the sculptor Edgar the Fifth and the architect Andres Mänd.

Wikipedia: Friedebert Tuglase monument (ET)

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Tartu Statue of Liberty - Kalev's son

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Tartu Statue of Liberty - Kalev's son

The Tartu War of Independence Monument is a memorial to the soldiers that fell in the Estonian War of Independence. It stands on Tartu's Freedom Boulevard.

Wikipedia: Tartu War of Independence Monument (EN), Website

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Memorial to the friendship of Estonian and Armenian peoples

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The monument to the friendship between Armenia and the Estonian people is a monument in Tartu in the Freedom Boulevard. The author of the monument is the sculptor Hakop Dživanjan or, in another spelling, Akop Dživanjan. The monument was inaugurated on October 23, 1978, for the 130th anniversary of the death of Hatšhatur Abovyan, the founder of the Armenian written language, humanist and folk luminary. Abovjan also studied at the University of Tartu. The monument is made of Armenian tuff. A tuff is a rock that is formed during a volcanic eruption. The monument is in the style of Armenian monuments, which are characterized by the creation of a monument with a watershed in honor of famous people or historical events.

Wikipedia: Armeenia ja Eesti rahva sõpruse monument (ET)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Vabaduse puiestik

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Vabaduse Boulevard is a city park located on the right bank of the Emajõgi River in Tartu, between the Freedom Bridge and the Kaarsilla, next to Vabaduse Boulevard. The architect of the boulevard is Arnold Matthews.

Wikipedia: Vabaduse puiestik (ET)

238 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Tartu Jumalaema Uinumise katedraalkirik

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The Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Tartu is an Orthodox church at 1 Magasini Street in Tartu, the main church of the Tartu Diocese of the EAÕK, and the Cathedral Church of the Bishop of Tartu.

Wikipedia: Tartu Uspenski kirik (ET)

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Gottfried Albrecht Germann

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The Gottfried Albert Germann Monument is a monument located in the Tartu Botanic Garden, erected in memory of Gottfried Albert Germann, the first director of the Botanical Garden. The author of the monument is the 2009 sculptor Mati Karmin.

Wikipedia: Gottfried Albert Germanni monument (ET)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu

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University of Tartu Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Tartu, Estonia. It belongs to the University of Tartu.

Wikipedia: University of Tartu Botanical Garden (EN), Url

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Jaani kirik

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St. John's Church, Tartu is a Brick Gothic Lutheran church, one of the landmarks of the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is dedicated to John the Baptist.

Wikipedia: St. John's Church, Tartu (EN)

683 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Tartu Pühima Neitsi Maarja Pärispatuta Saamise kirik

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The Immaculate Conception Church also known as the Catholic church in Tartu and more formally "Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary" is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, located in the city of Tartu, the second largest in Estonia.

Wikipedia: Immaculate Conception Church, Tartu (EN)

765 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Vabadussõja Tähtvere lahingu mälestussammas

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The Monument to the Battle of Tähtvere is a monument erected in Tähtvere Park, Tartu, to the victims of the Battle of Tähevere during the War of Independence.

Wikipedia: Tähtvere lahingu mälestussammas (ET)

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