1. National heritage of EESTI
By Artem Bulgakov
Instute of management and economics Ecomen
Coolthural Youth Exchange
2. 1. Quick overview
2. Cultural heritage (Seto, Mulgi, Võru)
3. The Islands (Muhu, Hiiumaa, Saaremaa)
4. Cities quick look (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)
5. The Castles and Churches
6. The Old Town
3. Culture in Estonia - Something for Everyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=0t9cBrW7wZg
4. 1. Quick overview
2. Cultural heritage (Seto, Mulgi, Võru)
3. The Islands (Muhu, Hiiumaa, Saaremaa)
4. Cities quick look (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)
5. The Castles and Churches
6. The Old Town
18. 1. Quick overview
2. Cultural heritage (Seto, Mulgi, Võru, Old Believers)
3. The Islands (Muhu, Hiiumaa, Saaremaa)
4. Cities quick look (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)
5. The Castles and Churches
6. The Old Town
19. Sleepy fishing villages, working windmills, thatched
cottages, plenty of deer, moose and birds plus a
more secluded location help define Muhu as
profoundly Estonian. St. Catherine's church has
pagan tombstones and is one of the oldest in
Estonia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exNNiy899l0&f
eature=bf_next&list=PL632D1DD0F69E2656
22. The second largest island was formed as a result of a meteor
explosion. It has an airport with flights to Tallinn but you can
also access via ice-road from the mainland, in winter.
Hiiumaa is well known for its lighthouses, unspoilt nature, Hill
of crosses and the sense of humour of its inhabitants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzCj1baC
R2E&feature=bf_next&list=PL632D1DD0F69E
2656
24. The largest island with an intact and well-restored medieval
castle in its only city, Kuressaare. Stone fences, thatched
roofs, working windmills and home made beer are signs you
have landed on Saaremaa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pSaBiC7J80&feature=bf_
next&list=PL632D1DD0F69E2656
10min
25. 1. Quick overview
2. Cultural heritage (Seto, Mulgi, Võru)
3. The Islands (Muhu, Hiiumaa, Saaremaa)
4. Cities quick look (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)
5. The Castles and Churches
6. The Old Town
26. It is said that in Pärnu, anyone and everyone can
become an artist. Versatile architecture, beautiful
parks and court yards, numerous galleries and art
centres -- all combined with colourful crowd and
easy-going flow of life is, without a doubt, a fertile
soil for discovering your creativity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB6yd8u6uV4&l
ist=PL632D1DD0F69E2656&index=3&feature=plp
p_video
3:41min
27. Tartu has always been the intellectual capital of
Estonia. It is the cradle of the Estonian Song
Festival, Estonian Theatre and the Estonian State. In
the period Estonians call "The national awakening"
Tartu was known as the Athens of the Emajõgi
River ("Mother River") and until now the city has
retained its intellectual and bohemian ambience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWgvfwCz0-
s&list=PL377D7C484182A9E9&index=8&feature=p
lpp_video
2min
28. Tallinn is a mix of east and west. Its Nordic Lutheran culture
and language connect it with Scandinavia's Stockholm and
Helsinki. But two centuries of Tsarist Russian rule and nearly
50 years as part of the Soviet Union have blended in a
distinctly Russian flavor. Tallinn has modernized at an
astounding rate since the fall of the Soviet Union, while also
remaining one of the best-preserved medieval cities in the
north of Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O7E-
WlVjc&feature=fvwrel
3min
29. 1. Quick overview
2. Cultural heritage (Seto, Mulgi, Võru)
3. The Islands (Muhu, Hiiumaa, Saaremaa)
4. Cities quick look (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)
5. The Castles and Churches
6. The Old Town
32. The Dominican Monastery was one of the most powerful institutions
in medieval Tallinn – until it was comprehensively trashed by anti-
Catholic rioters in 1525. The site was subsequently used as a school,
hospital and arsenal before a new church was built in the mid-
nineteenth century, which remains the main Catholic place of
worship in the city. Some of the former monastery buildings now
accommodate the Dominican Monastery Museum (Dominiiklaste
kloostri muuseum), home to an extensive collection of medieval and
Renaissance stone-carving, including some intricate fourteenth-
century tombstones.
Look out for a delightful relief of an angel set in a triangular frame
courtesy of Arendt Passer – the doyen of sixteenth-century stone
masonry who also worked on the portal of the House of the
Blackheads at Pikk 26, and the tomb of Pontus de la Gardie in
Tallinn Cathedral.
Immediately south of the monastery, a narrow alleyway known as
Katariina kaik ("Catherine's Passage") runs round the surviving wall
of the original monastery church, passing a string of craft
workshops where you can observe potters, bookbinders and glaziers
at work.
http://www.kloostri.ee/?1,35,41,1
33. St. Olaf’s Church or St. Olav's Church (Estonian: Oleviste kirik) in Tallinn, Estonia, is believed to
have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian
community before Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219. Its dedication relates to King Olaf II of
Norway(a.k.a. Saint Olaf, 995-1030). The first known written records referring to the church
date back to 1267, and it was extensively rebuilt during the 14th century.
A legend tells that the builder of the church, named Olaf, upon its completion, fell to his death
from atop the tower. It is said that when his body hit the ground, a snake and a toad crawled
out of his mouth. There is a wall-carving depicting this event in the adjoining Chapel of Our
Lady.
In origin, St Olaf's was part of the united western tradition of Christianity,
whose polity continues in the Roman Catholic Church today. However, from the time of
the Reformation the church has been part of the Lutheran tradition. Eventually proving surplus
to the requirements of the Lutheran Church in Tallinn, St Olaf's became a Baptist church in
1950.[2][3] The Baptist congregation continues to meet at St Olaf's today.
From 1944 until 1991, the Soviet KGB used Oleviste's spire as a radio tower and surveillance
point.
Around 1500, the building reached a height of 159 meters. The motivation for building such
an immensely tall steeple must have been to use it as a maritime signpost, which made the
trading city of Tallinn visible from far out at sea. Between 1549 and 1625, until the spire burnt
down after a lightningstrike, it was the tallest building in the world. The steeple of St. Olav has
been hit by lightning at least eight times, and the whole church has burned down three times
throughout its known existence. Following several rebuildings, its overall height is now 123.7
meters.
45. St. Madeline's Church
http://www.bastis-
tourism.info/index.php/Heritage_Sites:St._Madeline%
27s_Church
St. Elizabeth’s Lutheran Church
http://www.bastis-
tourism.info/index.php/Heritage_Sites:St._Elizabeth%
E2%80%99s_Lutheran_Church
Karja Catherine Church
http://www.bastis-
tourism.info/index.php/Heritage_Sites:Karja_Catherin
e_Church
Kihelkonna Church
http://www.bastis-
tourism.info/index.php/Heritage_Sites:Kihelkonna_C
hurch
46. Christmas Time in Estonia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsKs-
611tHg&list=PLE2E01BA698C6C50F&index=
1&feature=plpp_video
47. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
National heritage of EESTI
By Artem Bulgakov
Instute of management and economics Ecomen