Kuressaare Town Hall

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Kuressaare town hall was built in 1654-1670. The initiator of town hall building was count M. G. De la Gardie. Town hall is simple and dour but appears to be grand representative of so called northern baroque the decoration of which is hewed portal that dates 1670.

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Palaces, manors and town halls in EstoniaAll sites in KuressaarePart of the Swedish Empire

Address
Tallinna 2, Kuressaare, Estonia

Established
1654-1670

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