Stenbock House ( est. Stenbocki maja ) is a representative building of a strict classic look with a (recently recreated) balcony and six Doric columns, located on the north side of Tallinn Vyshgorod , above the Patkul staircase . It serves as the seat of the Government and the State Chancellery of the Republic of Estonia .
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| Stenbock House | |
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| ect. Stenbocki maja | |
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| Location | Tallinn, Vyshgorod, Rahukohtu street |
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Architect Johann Caspar Moore designed the building for the judicial institutions of the Estland province . Due to cuts in funding, Count Jacob Pontus Stenbock (1744-1824), who won the construction contract, was able to secure the transfer of an unfinished building to his personal property [1] . In 1792, he was able to complete the construction of one of the most representative residences of the Ostsee nobility , who had long preferred to settle in Vyshgorod.
In 1828 the building was bought by the Estonian governor Pavel Benkendorf (the cousin of the chief of gendarmes ) from the heirs of Stenbock. In the second half of the XIX century, the building belonged to the boarding school of the cathedral school and the Revelsk-Gapsalsky congress of magistrates. The new owners started rebuilding the mansion, which distorted its appearance.
After Estonia gained independence, the government chose Stenbock’s house as its residence and financed its restoration. Since 2005, open doors are held every year in Stenbock House. [2]
Notes
- ↑ V.Ya. Vaga. Monuments of Estonian architecture. L .: Stroyizdat, 1980. - 176 p.
- ↑ Ansip opened the doors of Stenbock’s house for all // Novosti ERR , 08.08.2010
Literature
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