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Historic places in Tartu

8 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Tartu.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Historic places in Tartu

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    Cathedral ruins

    From the 13th century and were dedicated to apostles St. Peter and Paul. Today the choir part houses the Tartu University History Museum, and the towers are reconstructed to sightseeing platforms.

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    National Court

    In 1763, a military barracks was erected in this place. Onto its ruins was built the university hospital in 1808, which functioned until 1990. Since 1993, the national court is again in Tartu, which is Estonia's supreme judiciary court.

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    St. John's Church

    Tartu Jaani Church

    A 14th-century red brick church, famous for its thousands of medieval terracotta figures.

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    Tartu Centre for Creative Industries

    Congregates several creative enterprises and creates therefore a creative atmosphere. The three buildings of the centre were built between 1830 and 1913 and represent different architectural styles: historicism and Art Nouveau.

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    Tartu City Museum

    Classicist style structure was built as a town palace in 1790. The building is popularly called Catherine's House. The legend has it that Empress Catherine II made a short stay there. It is not true, though. The permanent exhibition provides a good insight into Tartu's long history up to 1920.

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    Lodi River Cruises

    Offers various cruises for up to 30 people along River Emajõgi. This is the historic type of ship used to carry goods on Emajõgi and the laike Peipus.

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    Püssirohukelder

    Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu

    Built inside an ancient gunpowder cellar.

    Sun—Tue 12:00–22:00, Wed—Sat 12:00–01:00€10—20

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    Toome Hill

    Toomemägi

    Many monuments, statues and historical buildings

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Tartu (CC BY-SA 4.0).