by Anna Polistsuk | Feb 9, 2020 | Estonia, Visual arts
by Anna Polistsuk | Feb 9, 2020 | Estonia, Theater
The building of Estonian Drama Theatre is the oldest theatre in Estonia (1910) that has been preserved in its original form. The Nordic Art Nouveau building was designed by architects Nikolai Vassilyev and Aleksei Bubyr from St. Petersburg, whose work was awarded the...
by Anna Polistsuk | Feb 9, 2020 | Estonia, Music
“Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm” (‘My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy’; [mu ˈisɑ.mɑː, mu ˈɤnʲˈ jɑ ˈrɤːm]) is the national anthem of Estonia. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1920. The lyrics were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and are...
by Anna Polistsuk | Jan 25, 2020 | Danse, Estonia, Music
The venue of the Song Celebration is the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Tallinna Lauluväljak). The Song Festival Grounds fit up to 100,000 people. The performers sing under an arch, that carries sound evenly over the whole spectator area. The Song Festival Grounds...
by Anna Polistsuk | May 9, 2019 | Architecture, Estonia
The Narva Castle is one of the main attractions of the city. In the seventh decade of the 13th century, the Danes established a castle as a residence for the Danish King’s vice-Regent. The Narva Castle is the most diverse and best preserved defence structure in...
