Famous life · 1718
Peter the Great's little house in Kadriorg
After his army took Tallinn in 1710, Tsar Peter the Great bought a small manor at Lasnamäe, east of town, for his wife Catherine. Peter stayed in this modest 17th century summer house. On 25 July 1718 work began nearby on a grand palace, named Kadriorg, Catherine's valley. Peter died in 1725, and Catherine lost interest in the seaside property. In 1806 Tsar Alexander I had the little house and its sauna restored and opened a museum there. It was the first public museum in Tallinn, and it is still a museum today.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Pärast seda, kui tema väed 1710. aastal Tallinna vallutasid, ostis tsaar Peeter I oma abikaasale Katariinale linnast ida pool Lasnamäel väikese mõisa. Selles tagasihoidlikus 17. sajandi suvemõisas peatus Peeter ise. 25. juulil 1718 algas lähedal uhke lossi ehitus, mis sai nimeks Kadriorg ehk Katariina org. Peeter suri 1725. aastal ja Katariina kaotas mereäärse valduse vastu huvi. 1806. aastal lasi keiser Aleksander I majakese ja selle juures oleva sauna restaureerida ning avas seal muuseumi. See oli Tallinna esimene avalik muuseum ja muuseum on seal tänini.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Peeter I majamuuseum; English Wikipedia: Kadriorg Palace. ↗