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Memorial or cemetery · 1952

Tartu War of Independence monument

Tartu War of Independence monument

On Tartu's Vabaduse puiestik stands Kalevipoeg, the hero of the national epic, leaning on his sword with an animal skin round his hips, above the dates 1918–1920. The original by Amandus Adamson was unveiled on 17 September 1933 to honour the soldiers killed in the War of Independence, and the Soviet authorities pulled it down on 28 April 1950. People kept bringing flowers to the empty spot, so in 1952 a monument to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald was put up there instead. The sculptor Ekke Väli recreated Kalevipoeg from old photographs, and he returned on 22 June 2003.

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

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Tartu Vabaduse puiestikus seisab rahvuseepose kangelane Kalevipoeg, toetudes mõõgale, puusad looma nahaga kaetud, tema all aastaarvud 1918–1920. Amandus Adamsoni algne kuju avati 17. septembril 1933 Vabadussõjas langenud sõdurite auks ning nõukogude võim võttis selle maha 28. aprillil 1950. Inimesed tõid tühjale kohale ikka lilli, mistõttu püstitati sinna 1952. aastal hoopis Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi monument. Kujur Ekke Väli modelleeris Kalevipoja vanade fotode järgi uuesti ja see naasis 22. juunil 2003.

Map of the area around Tartu War of Independence monument
58.38266° N, 26.72446° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartu_War_of_Independence_Monument ↗

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