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Tartu Town Hall Square
Tartu, Estonia
The elegant neoclassical heart of Tartu, with a leaning house and a fountain of kissing students.
Historic site · Estonia · Tartu
University of Tartu Main Building
A neoclassical university building with a columned portico, part of one of northern Europe's older universities.
about 60 min
For storytellers
Why University of Tartu Main Building matters
The main building of the university, with its white columns, dominates a quiet street on a rise above the town square. Inside there is a museum and a historic student detention room, called the student lock-up, where students used to be locked for misbehaving, and which is decorated with their graffiti. It is a small, quirky visit.
Talking points
- Students were once locked in a small university cell for misbehaviour.
- The university was founded in the 17th century.
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