Memorial or cemetery · 1902
Russalka Memorial
At the edge of Kadriorg a bronze angel holds out an Orthodox cross towards the sea, in the direction where the Russian coastal warship Rusalka, the 'Mermaid', went down on her way to Finland in 1893 with all her crew. Amandus Adamson made the monument, unveiled on 7 September 1902 on the ninth anniversary of the sinking. It was the first monument in Estonia by an Estonian sculptor, and the model for the angel was said to be the sculptor's housekeeper.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kadrioru serval sirutab pronksingel õigeusu risti mere poole – sinnapoole, kus Vene rannakaitse-soomuslaev Russalka ehk „Näkk” 1893. aastal teel Soome koos kogu meeskonnaga põhja läks. Monumendi lõi Amandus Adamson ja see avati 7. septembril 1902, hukkumise üheksandal aastapäeval. See oli esimene Eesti kujuri loodud monument Eestis ning ingli modelliks olevat olnud kujuri majapidajanna.