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Toome Hill
... c. Leaning House Tartu's answer to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Builders in the 1790s unwisely set part of the foundation on the old city wall and another part on wooden piles. The later eventually sank, giving the house a noticeable lean. It was in ...
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Sabbath in Tartu, Estonia
... of snow. The air was fresh and the walk is very interesting past the old architecture, ruins of old churches, the University and new Tartu. I have been to Estonia an umpteen number of times and never tire of the culture and history of this area of the ...
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Second city and university center of Estonia
... . More interesting, however, is the building housing the city's main art museum. Apparently built with its foundations placed atop the old city wall, it has a distinct lean to it, more than vaguely reminiscent of a certain tower in Italy. I've never seen ...
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Tartu
... and all it's rebuilding. It explained the leaning house of a Scottish Barron Barclay de Tolly. One side propped up on the old city walls, now subsidence has shifted it a little. I saw the last piece of city wall still standing and headed up ...
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Spring Break Part 2 - Tartu and Tallinn
... out over the bay and the Baltic sea. After our long climb down, we checked out the church interior and walked along the old city wall, then up to the Orthodox church and over to a few more churches as well. I love European churches, we just ...
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