The von der Pahlen family seat in Lahemaa. The baroque main house took its present form in the 18th century and was restored in the 1970s–80s, when Palmse became the heart of Lahemaa National Park. Today it is a museum.
A museum and Lahemaa National Park center, open to visitors.
Owners
Mihkli kloosterkeskaeg–1510
von Metztacken1522–1676
von der Pahlen1676–1919
Good to know
In 1510 the convent swapped Palmse for Nabala manor in Harjumaa.
The main house got its present form in 1782–1785 to a design by Johann Christian Mohr.
Alexander von der Pahlen won approval in 1868 for the Tallinn–St Petersburg railway, opened in 1870.
Photos through time
1867 · Palmse in Stavenhagen’s album Wilhelm Siegfried Stavenhagen · Public domain1867 · Palmse manor Wilhelm Siegfried Stavenhagen · Eesti Rahva Muuseum, ERM K 2329:80 · Public domainarchive · Palmse manor Carl Sarap · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 100:181 · CC BYarchive · Palmse manor Carl Sarap · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 100:182 · CC BYarchive · Palmse manor Carl Sarap · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 100:183 · CC BYarchive · Palmse manor Carl Sarap · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 100:184 · CC BYarchive · Palmse manor Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 204:12 · CC BYarchive · Palmse manor J. & P. Parikas · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 641:64 · CC BY-NC-SAarchive · Palmse manor J. & P. Parikas · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 641:65 · CC BY-NC-SAarchive · Palmse manor J. & P. Parikas · Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 641:67 · CC BY-NC-SAarchive · Palmse manor Virumaa Muuseumid, RM F 641:68 · CC BY-NC-SA1990 · The main house after restoration, 1990 Jaan Künnap · CC BY-SA 4.0
