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Lost building or monument · 05.03.2007

Sakala Centre, Karl's Cathedral

In 1985 the Communist Party opened its political education house here, a postmodern fortress clad in Saaremaa dolomite. Raine Karp drew the first design. People called it Karl's Cathedral after party chief Karl Vaino. Its great hall held almost a thousand people. Gorbachev spoke at a Komsomol congress here in 1987 and for some reason twice greeted the youth of Soviet Latvia. Soon the Popular Front met here, and the Baltic Assembly gathered in May 1989. As the Sakala Centre it hosted festivals and Miss Estonia. Demolition began on 5 March 2007 despite loud protests. Only the corner tower and the Rävala facade survive, rebuilt into the Solaris centre, opened in 2009.

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

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1985. aastal avas kommunistlik partei siin oma poliitharidusmaja, Saaremaa dolomiidiga kaetud postmodernistliku kindluse. Esialgse kavandi tegi Raine Karp. Rahvas kutsus seda Karla katedraaliks parteijuht Karl Vaino järgi. Suurde saali mahtus ligi tuhat inimest. 1987. aastal pidas siin komsomoli kongressil kõne Gorbatšov ja tervitas millegipärast kaks korda Nõukogude Läti noori. Peagi pidas siin üritusi Rahvarinne ja mais 1989 kogunes Balti Assamblee. Sakala keskusena võõrustas maja festivale ja Miss Estonia valimisi. Lammutamine algas 5. märtsil 2007 hoolimata valjust protestist. Alles jäid vaid nurgatorn ja Rävala puiestee poolne fassaad, mis ehitati 2009. aastal avatud Solarise keskuse osaks.

Map of the area around Sakala Centre, Karl's Cathedral
59.43345° N, 24.75150° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Sakala keskus ↗

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