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   Tartu Cathedral

   Tartu Cathedral (Estonian: Tartu toomkirik), earlier also known as Dorpat Cathedral (German: Dorpater Domkirche), is a former Catholic church in Tartu (Dorpat), Estonia.

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   St. John's Church

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   University of Tartu Botanical Gardens

   University of Tartu Botanical Garden (Estonian: Tartu Ülikooli Botaanikaaed), is a botanical garden in Tartu, Estonia. It belongs to the University of Tartu.

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   St. Paul’s Church

   St Paul's Church (Estonian: Tartu Pauluse kirik) is a 20th-century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia.

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   Ice Age Centre

   The Ice Age Centre (Estonian: Jääaja Keskus) is a museum dedicated to the understanding of ice ages, located in Äksi village, Tartu County, Estonia.

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   Toomemägi

   Toomemägi (or Toome Hill; Estonian: Toomemägi or Estonian: Toome) is a hill in Tartu, Estonia. Geologically, Toomemägi is part of the Emajõgi's ancient valley.

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   Town Hall Square

   Raekoja plats (English: Town Hall Square) is town square beside Tartu Town Hall (Estonian: Raekoda) in the center of the Tartu Old Town in Tartu, Estonia.

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   Dormition Cathedral

   Dormition Cathedral, formally known as The Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady or simply Uspenski Cathedral (Estonian: Jumalaema Uinumise katedraalkirik) is a cathedral church of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Tartu, Estonia.

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   University of Tartu Museum

   University of Tartu Museum is the museum for the University of Tartu.

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    Barclay Square

    Barclay Square (Estonian: Barclay plats) is a public square and park in the city of Tartu, Estonia, adjacent to the Ülikooli street.

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   Snail Tower

   Snail Tower (Estonian: Tigutorn) is an apartment building in Tartu, Estonia. The tower resembles a gastropod shell, hence the name "snail tower".

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   Immaculate Conception Church

   The Immaculate Conception Church (Estonian: Pühima Neitsi Maarja Pärispatuta Saamise kirik) also known as the Catholic church in Tartu and more formally "Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary" is…

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   Saint Peter's Church

   St Peter's Church (Estonian: Tartu Peetri kirik, German: Petrikirche) is a 19th-century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia.

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   Tartu Song Festival Grounds

   Tartu Song Festival arena (Estonian: Tartu lauluväljak) is a song arena in Tartu, Estonia. The arena hosts various open-air concerts, festivals and staging performances in summer.

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   Tartu Synagogue

   The Tartu Synagogue (Estonian: Tartu sünagoog) was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, that was located in Tartu, Estonia. The synagogue was built in 1903 and was designed by a local architect R.

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   St. Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church (Estonian: Tartu Maarja kirik) is a 19th century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia.

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   Kärkna Abbey

   Kärkna Abbey (Estonian: Kärkna klooster; German: Kloster Falkenau or Valkenau), now ruined, was a former Cistercian monastery in Estonia.

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   Barclay de Tolly Monument

   Barclay de Tolly Monument (Estonian: Barclay de Tolly monument) is a monument in Tartu, Estonia. The monument is erected in the honor of Baltic-German field marshal Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly.

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   Tartu War of Independence monument

   The Tartu War of Independence Monument (Estonian: Tartu Vabadussõja mälestussammas) is a memorial to the soldiers that fell in the Estonian War of Independence.

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    University of Tartu Art Museum

    University of Tartu Art Museum (Estonian: Tartu Ülikooli kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tartu, Estonia.

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