Manor · Valga County
Taagepera Wagenküll
Designed by architect Otto Wildau, the Art Nouveau castle was built in 1907–1912 for the von Stryk family. After the War of Independence it served as a sanatorium until 2000.
Built / first recorded 1907–1912
Style Art Nouveau
Condition Restored
German name Wagenküll Today
The castle is a hotel; in 2018 it reopened as the Castle Wagenküll spa hotel.
Owners von Rehbinder17. saj algus von Stackelberg1674–18. saj lõpp von Stryk1819–1919 Good to know Otto Wildau designed the Art Nouveau castle; its slender round west tower is 40 m tall. Badly damaged by artillery in 1919, it opened as a lung sanatorium in 1922. The Estonian name derives from the German one, while the old Estonian name Vaoküla lived on in the German. Photos through time 1920 · Taagepera castle as a sanatoriumarchive · Taagepera manorarchive · Taagepera manor. Exteriorarchive · Taagepera manor. Exteriorarchive · Taagepera manor tower. Exteriorarchive · Taagepera manor. Exteriorarchive · Taagepera sanatoriumarchive · Taagepera castle interiorarchive · Taagepera castle, architect Otto Wildauarchive · Taagepera castle, architect Otto Wildauarchive · Taagepera castle, architect Otto Wildau2014 · Taagepera Castle, 2014Nearby
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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