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In the middle of the park there is a three-hectare large manor pond with five small islands and a limestone bottom. The pond originates from a relict lake. Peter Ludvig
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The façade of the main building is decorated with slightly salient window-wide side avant-corps and with a central avant-corps that is three windows wide. All of these are adorned with double pilasters and historicist pediments. On the back side, the central avant-corps protrudes more noticeably from
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The long clearing southeast of the main building has been particularly well designed. The rear edge of the two hundred meter clearing has been decorated with broadleaf trees, and tree groups with crowns of different colors and shapes have been planted on the sides. Low blossoming shrubs grow next to
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There are other outbuildings near the main building of Harku manor that make great sightseeing objects. For example, the historical cattle complex and the ruins of the two-towered greenhouse that looks like a medieval stronghold (both from the end of 19th century). Also, in the shade of trees, the
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In the 1920–1930s, right before the World War II, the building served many roles: rehabilitation facility for under aged criminals (so-called “Harku kolonn”); Harku prison for adults; Harku Work Camp for Work
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The large 20-hectare park was initially designed in regular style. At that time, a patch of lawn surrounded by a roundabout stood in front of the façade of the main building and terraces descended from the garden facade to the ponds. In the main part, the park has been preserved in a more freely
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that has borne the title of the widest tree in
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Auxiliary buildings worth seeing include the cattle complex with historicist-style gables and the ruins of a greenhouse with two towers reminiscent of a medieval castle, located in the park (both from the end of the 19th century).
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fields. Working with livestock and crops provided extra food. Peat industry turned out to be especially beneficial because the government needed a lot of peat for heating. 1924 was the year of prisoners strike in Harku prison.
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and a historicist abamurus with decorative towers, resembling a stronghold, are located near the entrance. In the vicinity are the ruins of an order castle, presumably from the 14th century.
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the facade and has a classicistic triangular pediment. All of the pediments have arched windows on the second floor. A small veranda is attached to the building on the right side.
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barn and stables-coach shed are still standing, bordering the long front court of the main building. Many other outbuildings still remain, even though rebuilt in some ways.
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