Manor · Rapla County · Vigala
Vana-Vigala Alt-Fickel
The von Uexkülls ruled Vigala for nearly seven centuries. The first walls collapsed on the soft ground, but by 1775 an early classicist mansion stood complete, with ancient reliefs from Pompeii in its entrance hall. The house and its library burned in 1905, but it was rebuilt almost exactly as before.
Built / first recorded 1772–1775
Style Early classicism
Condition Standing
German name Alt-Fickel Today
The main house is a school, with a park on the high riverbank behind it.
Owners
Good to know Two antique bas-reliefs from Pompeii in the entrance hall are the oldest artworks in Estonia, though not of local origin. Building began in the 1760s, but the first walls collapsed because the ground kept shifting. The 1905 fire destroyed the manor’s large library. Photos through time 1900 · The Vana-Vigala main house1900 · Vana-Vigala manor interior1900 · Vana-Vigala manor interior1939 · A Vigala interior before the wararchive · The Vigala (Fickel) main housearchive · Vana-Vigala (Alt-Fickel) manorarchive · Vana-Vigala manor exterior, early 1900sarchive · Vana-Vigala manor exterior, early 1900sarchive · Vana-Vigala manor exterior, early 1900s1966 · Vigala manor2010 · Vana-Vigala, 2010Nearby
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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