Toomemägi — Local services in Tartu linn

When the university was finally reopened at the beginning of the 19th century, Emperor Alexander I took possession of Toomemäe University and a park and university buildings were built there. The anatomical rotund was the first to be completed, and soon the main building of the university, as well as the observatory. A university library was built on the ruins of a powerful medieval cathedral. A romantic stone hill - Musumägi - was built in the park and the former sand quarry - Kassitoome - was landscaped. There are many sculptures on Toomemäe (KE von Baer, ​​N. Pirogov, Fr. R. Faehlmann, Fr. GW Struve, KJ Peterson and others) and buildings of architectural value: former Dome Church (now UT History Museum), Observatory, Old Anatomical, Supreme Court, English - and the...

Toomemägi (Toome Hill) is place where you can feel the spirit of Tartu. Definetely one of the places people like to walk through different seasons - snowy winter, green spring and summer and of course colorful autumn. It is much more than just a park - every corner you meet with history - statues for famous people, Old Observatory and also you can find there old ruins of Toomkirik and also other...

The area is very nice. There are many hills, buildings from different periods, greenery and even some ruins sending back to the origins...