Things to do in Parnu County, Parnu County: The Best Monuments & Statues

November 2, 2021 Emerita Lamoureux

Discover the best top things to do in Parnu County, Estonia including Statue of Raimond Valgre, Statue of Peter Carl Faberge, Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Lydia Koidula monument, Monument to Parnu Narrow Gauge Railway, Monument to Declaring the Independence of the Republic of Estonia, Estonia Ship Memorial.
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1. Statue of Raimond Valgre

Mere puiestee 22, Parnu 80012 Estonia +372 447 3000 [email protected]
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4.5 based on 61 reviews

Statue of Raimond Valgre

The musician Raimond Valgre who played in Parnu in 1930s and brought the town a lot of fame, can today be found sitting in the park near Kuursaal, as a bronze statue. The author of the statue is Rait Parg.You too can sit down next to the beloved Estonian composer and enjoy his beautiful compositions. Also be sure to go to the traditional Homage to Valgre musical night that takes place every summer, when Estonian star singers perform Valgre's immortal songs at the outdoor stage.

Reviewed By warboys - Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Nice to see what the Estonian composer looked like. The bronze statue is sitting in the park with his accordion, the music can be heard as you approach the statue.

2. Statue of Peter Carl Faberge

Aida, Parnu Estonia
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

Statue of Peter Carl Faberge

3. Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen

Rueuetli 21, Parnu 80011 Estonia +372 447 3000 [email protected]
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4.0 based on 78 reviews

Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen

On Ruutli street situates the modern city sculpture perfect example - the life-size sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen, the father of Estonian journalism. Hard hat in one hand and newspaper in the other he is like stopped for a moment to peek into today's Parnu Postimees office windows!Interesting to know!According to belief touching the page of Perno Postimees in Jannsen's hand will bring you good news this day!Monument created by professor Mati Karmin was ordered by Parnu Postimees for 150th birthday of newspaper Perno Postimees that first came out in 1857.

4. Lydia Koidula monument

Kuninga 25, Parnu 80014 Estonia +372 447 3000 [email protected]
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4.0 based on 40 reviews

Lydia Koidula monument

Koidula park in the Parnu centre is one of the most loved parks in the town, you can enjoy the beauty of flowers and the babbling of fountains. Lydia Koidula (1843-1886) was known poetess, publicist, and a social figure from the national awakening period, as well as the author of the first play in Estonian. Parnu was the town of her youth. In 1925 it a decision to build a monument and park dedicated to her was made. The opening ceremony of the sculpture by Amandus Adamson was held in 1929. This is also the last work of the sculptor.

5. Monument to Parnu Narrow Gauge Railway

Ringi 2, Parnu 80011 Estonia [email protected] http://www.museumrailway.ee/
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4.0 based on 43 reviews

Monument to Parnu Narrow Gauge Railway

In Parnu's modern intercity bus terminal, you might accidentally run into a train! That's because on the 110th anniversary of the Parnu-Valga narrow gauge railway, the first one in Estonia, it was decided that its historic location should be marked. In 2006, a steam locomotive built in 1911 by the O. & Koppel factory in Germany and a platform wagon built in 1913 by the Arthur Koppel company in St. Petersburg were placed at the location of the former passenger station in the centre of Parnu.

6. Monument to Declaring the Independence of the Republic of Estonia

Ruutli tn 40A, Parnu 80095 Estonia +372 447 3000 [email protected] http://www.visitparnu.com
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3.5 based on 30 reviews

Monument to Declaring the Independence of the Republic of Estonia

The monument depicts the balcony of the historical Endla Theatre in the original size. The authors K. Eelma, M. Aas and M. Mutso have chosen the sturdy granite as the material. One of the most important aims of the monument was to make the message or the text of the manifest visible. The manifest of independence is written on the wall of the balcony in the old and modern language, and Braille. "Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia" was publicly read out for the first time on February 23, 1918 from the balcony of the Endla Theatre and Society House which stood where Parnu Hotel is today.

7. Estonia Ship Memorial

Rannapark, Parnu 80012 Estonia http://www.postimees.ee/2521053/parnus-avati-malestusmark-estonial-hukkunutele
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

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