Lost building or monument · 23.08.1990
Lenin on Riia Hill, down in 7.5 minutes
On Riia Hill, in front of the main building of the Agricultural Academy, Lenin stood in bronze from 21 January 1952. He replaced a seated concrete Lenin of 1949 that had begun to crumble. This was the first Lenin made by Estonian sculptors, August Vomm, Ferdi Sannamees and Garibaldi Pommer. The figure was 3.5 metres tall and weighed 3.5 tonnes. Folk tales said it was cast from the statue of Gustav II Adolf taken down behind the university. At about 5 a.m. on 23 August 1990, crane driver Assar Sild and five men lifted it off in 7.5 minutes. The city ordered it put back. Instead the plinth was demolished, and since 2006 Lenin stands at Maarjamäe Palace.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Riia mäel Põllumajanduse Akadeemia peahoone ees seisis alates 21. jaanuarist 1952 pronksist Lenin. See asendas 1949. aasta istuva betoonist Lenini, mis oli hakanud murenema. Tegu oli esimese Lenini monumendiga, mille lõid Eesti skulptorid August Vomm, Ferdi Sannamees ja Garibaldi Pommer. Kuju oli 3,5 meetrit kõrge ja kaalus 3,5 tonni. Rahvapärimuse järgi valati see ülikooli peahoone tagant maha võetud Gustav II Adolfi kujust. 23. augustil 1990 kella viie paiku hommikul tõstsid kraanajuht Assar Sild ja viis meest kuju 7,5 minutiga postamendilt maha. Linnavalitsus käskis monumendi taastada. Selle asemel lammutati postament ja alates 2006. aastast seisab Lenin Maarjamäe lossi juures.