Maarjamae Palace Estonian History Museum (Maarjamae Loss)

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The Estonian History Museum´s renovated Maarjamäe Palace opened to mark the 100-year anniversary of the Republic of Estonia. The palace with its grand steps leading down to the sea shore was built in 1874 as a summer manor for the count Orlov-Davydov on the grounds of a former sugar factory. Later is operated as a restaurant and aviation school. During the soviet period it was used as communal apartments and in 1987 it was extended and became the History and Revolution Museum. Nowadays it is a part of Estonian History Museum. Maarjamäe Palace´s large scale exhibition "My Free Country" was opened in 2018. One can also find here the Childrens Republic - playful learning environment specifically designed for the children. There are temporary exhibitions, museum shop and a restaurant located in the palace. In former summer hall one can see Evald Okas´large mural "Friendship of Nations" (1987)- one of the few monumental paintings from Soviet periord survived in its original location.