Manor · Rapla County · Rapla
Alu Allo
Otto von Lilienfeld, owner of neighboring Sikeldi, bought Alu in 1858 and tore down the old buildings with their medieval cellars. In their place, between 1862 and 1875, rose a massive Gothic Revival castle with a five-story corner tower and a crenellated roofline. After years as a school and a farm-machinery depot, it passed to the Estonian Defense League.
Built / first recorded 1862–1875
Style Gothic Revival
Condition Restored
German name Allo Today
The Estonian Defense League acquired the castle in 1999 and restored it as its training center.
Owners von Tiesenhausen1858 von Lilienfeld1858–1919 Good to know Architect Paul Alisch started the building and it was finished to Friedrich Modi’s design, 13 years in all. The most striking outbuilding is a Gothic Revival granary. A park with a pond surrounds the house. Photos through time 1904 · Alu (Allo) castle1909 · Alu castle across the lakearchive · Alu castle, close-uparchive · Alu castle towerarchive · Alu manorarchive · Alu manorarchive · Alu manorarchive · Alu castle side viewarchive · The Alu main housearchive · The Alu main houseNearby
The buildings are stylized impressions, not surveyed models. Facts: mois.ee, Museum of Estonian Architecture, ERR, Wikipedia. Photos: MuIS and Wikimedia Commons, credited with each photo.
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