Manor · Harju County · Tallinn (Nõmme)
Glehn Castle Hohenhaupt
Nikolai von Glehn built this castle of bare limestone as the heart of Mustamäe, a side estate of his Jälgimäe manor, and finished it in 1886. He laid the foundations at first by himself, and every day at noon he announced lunch with a horn call from a Wagner opera. In the park he raised a palm house, a lookout tower and giant sculptures of Kalevipoeg and a crocodile.
Built / first recorded 1886
Style Neo-Gothic
Condition Restored
German name Hohenhaupt Today
The restored castle on the slope of Mustamäe belongs to Tallinn University of Technology, surrounded by Glehn Park and its sculptures.
Owners Nikolai von Glehn1886–1918 Tallinna Tehnikaülikool1960. aastad–tänapäev Good to know Nikolai von Glehn designed the castle himself and at first laid its foundations with his own hands. The park has a palm house (1900–1910), a lookout tower (1910) and sculptures of Kalevipoeg and a crocodile. Looted in 1918, the castle was restored in the 1960s–70s as a student house. Photos through time 1900–1915 · Glehn Castle in Nõmme, 1900–19151907 · Glehn Castle in Nõmmearchive · Glehn Castle in Nõmme, early 1900sarchive · Nõmme, the castle in Glehn Parkarchive · Glehn Castle in Nõmmearchive · Glehn Castle, view looking uparchive · Glehn Castle, viewarchive · Glehn Castle, viewarchive · Glehn Castle1989 · Glehn Castle, 19892017 · Glehn Castle, 20172021 · Glehn Castle in spring 2021Nearby
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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