Latest posts tagged with #Torupilli on Bluesky
One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Tuha. Alternative name of #Torupilli.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#History #Ajalugu
#CrimeAndPunishment #KuritööJaKaristus
#Health #Tervis
#Limestone #Lubjakivi
#Rock #Kivi
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#Pärna J. (Jakob Pärn, 1843-1916)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Popular writer of (moralizing) children’s books. Chapter 1 of his #MustKuub (black coat, i.e., that of the traditional costume), 1913, is said to be the first major depiction of #eroticism in #Estonian literature. Also,
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name F. Kuhlbarsi.
Estonian and Russian bilingual brown memorial plaque in honor of Friedrich Kuhlbarsi (1841-1924) in the street named after him in Tallinn.
View along Kuhlbarsi, Tallinn, from the Gonsiori direction.
Memorial stone for the Popular Front of Estonia, key driver of Estonian independence, in front of their offices in Kuhlbarsi, Tallinn, during the Singing Revolution.
#Kuhlbarsi F. (Friedrich Kuhlbars, 1841-1924)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Schoolteacher and author of lyrics to "Eestimaa, mu isamaa" (Estonia, my fatherland), the Estonian Scouts’ anthem. Name probably from MLG #kūlebārs (#ruffe, Acerina cernua).
#PostWithPhotos
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Lubja.
View along Lubja, Tallinn, from the Tartu maantee direction.
Field (or rather 'lawnful') of daisies in front of the Harju County Court (Harju Maakohus), in Lubja, Tallinn.
Odd offshoot of Lubja, Tallinn, presumably pending redevelopment.
#Lubja (Lubi)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Lime, quicklime. Named after the former limekiln at No.11. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See #Pae.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Rocks #Kivid
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Laulupeo.
View along Laulupeo, Tallinn, from in the J. Poska direction.
Limestone house, now government building set back from the road in Laulupeo, Tallinn.
Leafy sidewalk in Laulupeo, Tallinn
#Laulupeo (Laulupidu)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Song festival (one of the great events in the #Estonian calendar). Try and imagine over 100,000 people all singing the same songs, mostly from memory, for hours on end. In comparison, a recent survey found that
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Kunderi põik.
Mustard-yellow-painted house in Kunderi põik, Tallinn.
View along Kunderi põik, Tallinn, from the Tartu maantee direction.
View along Kunderi põik, Tallinn, at the kink in the road towards Kunderi tänav.
#Kunderi J. [põik] (Juhan Kunder, 1852-1888)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
A connecting street between #Kunderi and #Tartu mnt.
#EstonianWriters #EestiKirjanikud
#NotableEstonians #MärkimisväärsedEestlased
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
Tallinn streetsign displaying the name C.R. Jakobsoni.
View along Jakobsoni, Tallinn, from the Tartu maantee direction.
View along Jakobsoni, Tallinn, direction uncertain.
Large house or apartment building in Jakobsoni, Tallinn.
#Jakobsoni C.R. (Carl Robert Jakobson, 1841-1882)
#Kesklinn #Torupilli
Writer, teacher and member of a group of successful #Estonians known as the “#PetersburgPatriots” who used their influence to better their countrymen’s lot. One of the important persons in Estonian #NationalAwakening.
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name J. Kappeli.
View along Kappeli, Tallinn, in the direction of Tartu maantee.
Passageway between four houses, two-deep, in Kappeli, Tallinn.
Bright-green side wall of a large wooden house on Tartu maantee from Kappeli, Tallinn.
Kappeli J. (Johannes Kappel, 1855-1907)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Composer (of liturgical music?...), studied at #StPetersburgConservatory and remained in #Russia. Given the German term #Kapellmeister (lit. chapel master, or master of the chapel choir),
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name K. Türnpu.
View along Türnpu, Tallinn, in the direction of Vilmsi tänav.
Modern apartment block in front of old, in Türnpu, Tallinn.
Commemorative plaque for Konstantin Türnpu (1865-1927) in Türnpu, Tallinn, without stating in which house he lived, if he did.
#Türnpu K. (Konstantin Türnpu, 1865-1927)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Born Türnbaum. Renowned #conductor of various male choral groups. Capable of playing organ for morning prayer at age eight. A former #OldBeliever’s Cemetery was located close by, seemingly buried beneath a football pitch.
Tallinn streetsign displaying the name K.A. Hermanni.
View along Hermanni, Tallinn, in the direction of Tartu maantee.
Private road off Hermanni, Tallinn.
Five-plus floor apartment building in Hermanni, Tallinn.
#Hermanni K.A. (Karl August Hermann, 1851-1909)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Composer, linguist, author of the first "Estonian grammar in Estonian by an Estonian, Eesti keele Grammatik (1884), romantic writer, journalist and important musical character during
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name J. Kunderi.
View along Kunderi, Tallinn, from the Pronksi direction alongside Politseiaed.
Drab, six-storey, Soviet-looking block of uncertain occupation (offices or flats?) on Kunderi, Tallinn.
Surprisingly-elegant flag-holder on previous drab building in Kunderi, Tallinn.
#Kunderi J. (Juhan Kunder, 1852-1888)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Torupilli
Writer known mainly for folk tales or fairy tales, e.g. #EestiMuinasjutud (usually translated as Estonian Fairytales).
#EstonianWriters #EestiKirjanikud
#Literature #Kirjandus
#MythsAndLegends #MüüdidJaLegendid
Police Park (Politseiaed) in Torupilli subdistrict, Tallinn.
Fitness equoipment in Police Park (Politseiaed) in Torupilli subdistrict, Tallinn.
Statue of Elfriede Lender (1882-1974), educationalist, in Police Park (Politseiaed) in Torupilli subdistrict, Tallinn.
Head of statue of Elfriede Lender's husband Voldemar (1876-1939), engineer and Tallinn mayor (1906-1913), in Police Park (Politseiaed) in Torupilli subdistrict, Tallinn.
#Politseiaed (Politseiaed)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Torupilli
Police garden. Located, oddly, opposite the fire station.
#Tartu (Tartu)
University town in southern central #Estonia, settled since 5th C CE, known previously as #Dorpat, Tharbata, Yuryev. Ruled by the Poles in the 16th century,
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Lasnamäe #Kompassi #Maakri #Torupilli #Keldrimäe #Juhkentali #Sikupilli #Ülemistejärve #Ülemiste #Mõigu
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#Gonsiori (Jakob Johann Gonsior, 1794-1865)
Formerly (1920) split into Greater- and Lesser-Gonsiori. 19th‑C Tallinn alderman and lawyer, mayor of Tallinn in 1828, orphanage founder and funder.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Kompassi #Raua #Torupilli #Kadriorg
#Philanthropist #Filantroop
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#Pronksi (Pronks)
Bronze. Renamed (1974-1990), along with #Jõe and #Liivalaia, as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation. One of a metals street group. See #Raua.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Raua #Kompassi #Torupilli
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Vilmsi J. (Jüri Vilms, 1889-1918?)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kadriorg #Raua #Torupilli
Along with former President #KonstantinPäts (1874-1956, no street named after him, although see #Kentmanni) and #KonstantinKonik (1873-1936), one of the three members of the ‘#RescueCommittee’ which...
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#Torupilli (Torupill)
Bagpipes. Slightly nicer name than Städtischer #Schlachthof, municipal slaughterhouse. Better known nowadays for its shopping-mall. Only location in #Tallinn that’s an #ots. Alternative name for #Sikupilli.
#Music #Muusika
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
