Presidential Palace (Tallinn)

The Presidential Palace, officially known as the Kadriorg Administrative Building, is a Baroque Revival building located in Kadriorg, Tallinn. The building serves as the Official residence of the President of Estonia.[1][2]

Presidential Palace
Presidential Palace
Location within Tallinn
Former namesKadriorg administrative building
General information
StatusComplete
ClassificationPrivate
LocationKadriorg
Town or cityTallinn
CountryEstonia
Coordinates59.437839°N 24.793944°E / 59.437839; 24.793944
Current tenantsPresident of Estonia
Completed1938 (1938)
OwnerGovernment of Estonia
Height
ArchitecturalBaroque Revival
Design and construction
ArchitectAlar Kotli
Website
www.president.ee/en/

History

The building was designed by Alar Kotli and completed in 1937. The first president to reside in the palace was Konstantin Päts.[3][4][5] Echoing the style of Kadriorg Palace, this grand building was purpose-built in 1938 to serve as the official residence of the Estonian president. It's currently fulfilling that role once more, so isn't open to the public, but you can take as many photos as you like, and peer through the gates at the honour guards out front.

Sadly, Estonia's first president, Konstantin Päts, didn't get long to enjoy living here. Following the Soviet takeover in 1940 he spent most of his remaining years incarcerated in psychiatric institutions – he was deemed delusional for continuing to maintain that he was the president of Estonia.

References
  1. "Presidential Palace | Tallinn, Estonia Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. "Home". www.kadriorg.ee. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. Planet, Lonely; Dragicevich, Peter; Ragozin, Leonid; McNaughtan, Hugh (2016-04-01). Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-76034-144-2.
  4. Miljan, Toivo (2004-01-13). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6.
  5. Steves, Rick; Hewitt, Cameron (2018-08-21). Rick Steves Scandinavian & Northern European Cruise Ports. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64171-053-4.
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