Rannapark translates into English as 'Beach Park'. Construction of the park began in 1882. Since the park is located near the beach, it is a popular walking and recreation area. There are se ...

In the 1830s an era of great change and innovation started for Pärnu that had gained its city rights in 1318. An era, during which the fortress town of the Russian Empire became, thanks to b ...

At first the manor complex, built in 1857, stood alone in the middle of city meadows. The Late-Classicist blockhouse with semi-hipped roof has profiled planking, front side colonnade and a c ...

The Red Tower was built in the early 15th century to the southeastern corner of the city wall as part of the medieval fortifications. For a long time this fascinating building served as the ...

In 1681, the house of Christoph Heirich Mohr, a former alderman and merchant, was among the first to be built along the street of the former market square with its longitudinal side. During ...

Johann Voldermar Jannsen (16 May 1819 - 13 July 1890) was a central figure in the Estonian National Awakening Movement. He edited the first issue of the weekly paper Perno Postimees on 5 Jun ...

At the end of the 1850s, a blueprint that provided for construction on breakwaters was completed. The work started in the winter of 1859. By 1863-64, both breakwaters with a total length of ...

On February 23, 1928 the Manifesto to All the People of Estonia, proclaiming the independence of the Republic of Estonia, was read out on the balcony of the Endla theatre and Community build ...