L'hôtel de ville de Tartu (estonien : Tartu raekoda) est un édifice du XVIIIe siècle de style néo-classique avec des éléments baroque et rococo, situé sur la place de l'hôtel de ville de Tartu en Estonie. Il héberge les institutions municipales de Tartu depuis le Moyen Âge.
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Tartu Town Hall is the seat of the city government of Tartu, Estonia. It is located on Town hall square, in the city centre.
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The siege of Tartu, or Dorpat, took place in 1224 and resulted in the fall of the last major center of Estonian resistance in the mainland provinces to the Christian conquest of Estonia.
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Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759. It is 186 kilometres southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat.
Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu. Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals.
Tartu was designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2024.
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The Ülikooli Street is a street in the center of Tartu in Estonia. Named after the University of Tartu whose main building is located on this street, it runs through the business district, passes behind the Town Hall building, and hosts a number of university-related facilities, including the university cafe, Von Bock House, the university book shop and the old Faculty of Chemistry building, which is also called the Marx Building. The Barclay Square, location of the Barclay de Tolli bust, and the Pirogov park, location of the Nikolay Pirogov statue, are adjacent to the street.
The street has also been named as "Silicon Alley" because of the high concentration of information technology companies.
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Kissing Students is a sculpture and fountain located in Raekoja plats, Tartu, Estonia. The structure stands in front of Tartu Town Hall. The sculpture is one of the most recognizable symbols of Tartu, particularly because the city is regarded as the country's "intellectual capital" and "student capital". This reputation stems from Tartu being home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu.
The fountain was built in 1948 and was especially popular with newlyweds, who believed that standing there would bring good luck for the future.
The sculpture was created in 1998 by Mati Karmin.
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