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Stone Bridge (Tartu)

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Bridge in Tartu, Estonia For the surname, see Kivisild (surname).
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Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge in 1880.
Coordinates58°22′51″N 26°43′33″E / 58.38081°N 26.72592°E / 58.38081; 26.72592
CrossedEmajõgi
LocaleTartu
History
OpenedSeptember 1784, 16; 240 years ago (16-09-1784)
Destroyed1941; 83 years ago (1941)
Location

Stone Bridge (Estonian: Kivisild) was a bridge in Tartu, Estonia.

The bridge was opened on 16 September 1784. The bridge was built on the orders of Empress Catherine II of Russia.

The bridge was destroyed during WWII in 1941. Today, Kaarsild stands where the bridge used to be.

There are plans to restore the bridge to its original glory.

References

  1. ^ "Kivisild". Tartu linn (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "Hüvasti, Kivisild! Igaveseks?". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 16 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. The Kivisild stone bridge will rise again.


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