Main sights Tartu











the architecture , city planning of historical tartu go pre-independence period, germans forming upper , middle classes of society, , therefore contributing many architects, professors , local politicians.


most notable old lutheran st. john s church (estonian: jaani kirik, german: johanneskirche), 18th-century town hall, university building, ruins of 13th-century cathedral, botanical gardens, main shopping street, many buildings around town hall square , barclay square.


the historical slum area called supilinn (soup town) located on bank of river emajõgi, near town centre , regarded 1 of few surviving poor neighbourhoods of 19th-century europe. @ moment supilinn being rapidly renovated, undergoing slow transformation historic slum prestigious high-class neighborhood. active community embodied supilinn society committed preserving heritage.


the second world war destroyed large parts of city centre , during soviet occupation many new buildings erected – notably new vanemuine theater. effects of war still witnessed relative abundance of parks , greenery in historic centre. typical soviet-style neighbourhoods of blocks of high-rise flats built between world war ii , restoration of estonian independence in 1991, largest such district being annelinn.


presently, tartu known several modern buildings of steel, concrete , glass variation, has managed retain mix of old , new buildings in centre of town. notable examples include tigutorn tower , emajõe centre, both built during current period of independence; tartu s tallest , second tallest towers, respectively. tartu s large student population means has comparatively thriving nightlife, many nightclubs, bars, , restaurants, including world s highest-ceiling pub, in historic gunpowder cellar of tartu.


annually, in summer, tartu hosts hanseatic days festival (estonian: hansapäevad) celebrate hanseatic heritage. festival includes events such handicraft markets, historic workshops , jousting tournaments.







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