Manor · Harju County · Tallinn
Maarjamäe Palace Marienberg
In 1874 Count Anatoli Orlov-Davydov had the Maarjamäe summer palace built on the shore of Tallinn Bay to a design by the St. Petersburg architect Robert Gödicke. Its most striking feature is a four-story Neo-Gothic tower of local limestone. In the 1930s it housed the hotel and restaurant Riviera Palais, and in 1937 it became the state flying school.
Built / first recorded 1874
Style Neo-Gothic
Condition Restored
German name Marienberg Today
The palace and park house the Estonian History Museum’s exhibition on recent history.
Owners Anatoli Orlov-Davõdov1874–1920. aastad Eesti riik1937–tänapäev Good to know Designed by the St. Petersburg architect Robert Gödicke. In the 1930s it housed the hotel and restaurant Riviera Palais. In 1937 the state bought it for the air-defense flying school; today it is part of the Estonian History Museum. Photos through time c. 1900 · The room of Count Orlov-Davydov’s grandfather1936 · Count Orlov-Davydov’s palace at Maarjamäe1937 · Maarjamäe Palace, water tower in the park1937 · Maarjamäe Palace, a cottage in the parkarchive · Maarjamäe Palace as the Riviera Palais hotel and restaurantarchive · Maarjamäe Palace, Count Orlov-Davydov’s summer estate, early 1900sarchive · Maarjamäe Palace, interiorarchive · Maarjamäe Palace park, early 1900sarchive · Maarjamäe Palace and gate on Pirita Roadarchive · Maarjamäe Palace1962 · Maarjamäe Palace, the flying school’s emblem on the tower1976 · Maarjamäe Palace from the southNearby
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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