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Lost building or monument · 20.09.1990

Lenin Square, Pärnu

The square in front of Hotel Pärnu grew out of the town's levelled ramparts and its old railway station. In Soviet times a statue of Lenin stood here, and the square was officially called Lenin Square. A concrete Lenin came first, around 1948 or 1949. On 4 November 1981 it was replaced by a bronze copy of the Lenin monument in Kotka, Finland. It stood for less than nine years and was removed on 20 September 1990. In 2008 a monument was unveiled here that recreates, at full size, the balcony of the lost Endla Theatre, where independence was first proclaimed. Since 2018 the square has been called Independence Square.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Hotell Pärnu ees olev väljak kujunes tasandatud kindlusevallide ja vana raudteejaama kohale. Nõukogude ajal seisis siin Lenini kuju ja väljaku ametlik nimi oli Lenini väljak. Esimesena seisis siin umbes 1948. või 1949. aastast betoonist Lenin. 4. novembril 1981 asendati see Soome Kotka Lenini monumendi pronksist koopiaga. See seisis vähem kui üheksa aastat ja eemaldati 20. septembril 1990. 2008. aastal avati siin mälestusmärk, mis kujutab algses suuruses kadunud Endla teatri rõdu, kust esimest korda kuulutati välja iseseisvus. Alates 2018. aastast kannab väljak Iseseisvuse väljaku nime.

Map of the area around Lenin Square, Pärnu
58.38499° N, 24.50543° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Iseseisvuse väljak; Lenini mälestusmärkide loend ↗

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