Teater Vanemuise väike maja

Jakob Hurt (22.07.1839-13.01.1907) was an Estonian folklorist and linguist. He studied theology in the University of Tartu and gained his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Helsinki in 1886. He played the leading role in many major events of the Estonian national movements.The monument to Jakob Hurt (1839-1907) was completed in 1994. Its authors are J Soans and R Tomingas.

The classicist Tartu Maarja Church (1842) was the first church of an Estonian congregation in Tartu. Interesting facts:- the church was used as a tuberculosis treatment centre until 1994.