Memorial or cemetery · 1908
Crocodile
South-west of Glehn castle in Nõmme lurks a stone-concrete beast, made in 1908 on the initiative of Nikolai von Glehn, the eccentric founder of Nõmme. He meant it as a dragon: together with his statue of Kalevipoeg nearby, it was to form a scene from mythology in which a monster lies in wait behind the hero's back. Local people saw something else in its long snout and scaly back and started calling it the Crocodile, and the name stuck. It has been under heritage protection since 1991.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Nõmmel Glehni lossist edelas luurab kivibetoonist elukas, mis valmis 1908. aastal Nõmme rajaja, omapärase Nikolai von Glehni algatusel. Glehn mõtles selle lohena: koos lähedal asuva Kalevipoja kujuga pidi see moodustama mütoloogilise stseeni, kus koletis varitseb vägilase selja taga. Kohalikud nägid aga tema pikas koonus ja soomuselises seljas midagi muud ning hakkasid kuju kutsuma Krokodilliks – ja see nimi jäi. Alates 1991. aastast on skulptuur muinsuskaitse all.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krokodill_%28skulptuur%29 ↗