Lost building or monument · 1960
Burman's wooden song stage
Before the famous arch, Tallinn sang on wooden stages by architect Karl Burman. The first permanent one, built in Kadriorg in 1923, held about 12,000 singers but soon proved too small for the crowds, and it became a stadium stand. For the 9th song festival in 1928 Burman built a new stage on this very ground, between Narva Road and Pirita Road. Built on the same principles as the first, it held almost 15,000 singers. It was rebuilt in 1933 and 1947 to improve the sound, but after the war the voices still did not carry to the back of the field. In 1960 Alar Kotli's concrete arch took its place, and it stands here today.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Enne kuulsat kaart laulis Tallinn arhitekt Karl Burmani puidust laululavadel. Esimene püsilava ehitati 1923. aastal Kadriorgu ja sinna mahtus umbes 12 000 lauljat, kuid rahvale jäi plats peagi väikeseks ning lavast sai staadioni tribüün. 1928. aasta IX üldlaulupeoks ehitas Burman uue lava just siia, Narva maantee ja Pirita tee vahelisele alale. See järgis esimese lava põhimõtteid ja sinna mahtus ligi 15 000 lauljat. Lava ehitati 1933. ja 1947. aastal ümber, et akustikat parandada, kuid pärast sõda ei kostnud hääled ikka väljaku tagaossa. 1960. aastal valmis selle asemele Alar Kotli betoonkaar, mis seisab siin tänaseni.