Manor · Harju County · Harku
Vääna Faehna
Owned by Padise Abbey in the Middle Ages, Vääna passed in 1774 to Otto Magnus von Stackelberg, whose family kept it until 1919. In 1797 a long house on a high plinth was finished to an Italian architect’s design, with domed round towers at either end. A straight avenue nearly a mile long led up to it, and the ruins of a vassal castle still stand in the park.
Built / first recorded 1797
Style Late Baroque / early Classicism
Condition Restored
German name Faehna Today
The house is a school and is being restored step by step; the large park survives.
Owners Padise klooster1325–16. saj von Tiesenhausen16. saj–17. saj von Stackelberg1774–1919 Good to know A sandstone balustrade along the roofline was soon removed because it could not stand the climate. One of the domed halls was fitted out as an art gallery. In the 1800s the vassal castle ruins were “improved” in the romantic fashion for ruins. Photos through time 1867 · Vääna manor, a leaf from an album1867 · Vääna (Faehna) manor1939 · The Vääna picture gallery before the war1939 · The Vääna hall before the warbefore 1940 · Vääna main house front before the warbefore 1940 · Vääna main house south side from the garden before the wararchive · Vääna manor, view of the housearchive · Vääna manor, Harju Countyarchive · The Vääna main house from the south1976 · Vääna manor and park2011 · The Vääna main house, 20112011 · Vääna's domed towerNearby
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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