Glehn Castle

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Glehn Castle
File:Glehni loss 01.jpg

The Glehn Castle (Estonian: Glehni loss, also Mustamäe Manor, German: Hohenhaupt) is a castle on the hillside of Nõmme, part of Tallinn, Estonia.

History

The manor was established by Nikolai von Glehn on the northern part of the lands of his Jälgimäe Manor to become his new residence. The castle was completed in 1886[1] and was designed by himself. The castle is surrounded by a park with several buildings like palm house (1900–1910), observatory tower (1910) and sculptures "Kalevipoeg" (1908), "Crocodile" (1908), all of those designed by Glehn himself.

After Glehn emigrated to Germany in 1918 the castle was looted and fell into decline. In the 1960s, restoration of the building commenced. The renovated palace was inaugurated on the 24 March 1977.[2]

In popular culture

The film The Hound of the Baskervilles (Russian: Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона: Собака Баскервилей) was shot around the castle in 1981.

Gallery

  • Glehni loss.jpg

    The castle

  • Sculpture of Kalevipoeg

  • Glehni palmimaja 8.jpg

    Inside the palm house

  • Glehni vaatetorn 3.jpg

    Glehn's lookout tower now used as the Tallinn Observatory

  • Glehni krokodill 1.jpg

    Glehn's "Crocodile"

See also

References

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External links

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