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Avo-Himm Looveer
Avo-Himm Looveer (16 August 1941 – 1 May 2002) was an Estonian architect. Looveer was born in Kodasema. He was one of the members of artistic collective "The Tallinn Ten" (). Works * Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre ( et, Tallinna Olümpiapurjespordikeskus, abbreviated TOP; also ''Pirita Yachting Centre'') is a sport complex in Pirita, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Bal ... (with Henno Sepmann, Peep Jänes and Ants Raid) * building at Gonsiori and Vilmsi Street (1984–1990) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Looveer, Avo-Himm 1941 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Estonian architects People from Paide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodasema
Kodasema (german: Koddasem) is a village in Paide municipality, Järva County in northern-central Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform in Estonia of local governments, it was located in Roosna-Alliku Parish Roosna-Alliku Parish ( et, Roosna-Alliku vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Järva County. It had a population of 1238 (as of 2007) and an area of 132 km². Settlements 1 small borough: Roosna-Alliku. 12 villages: Allikjärve, .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Järva County {{Järva-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre
Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre ( et, Tallinna Olümpiapurjespordikeskus, abbreviated TOP; also ''Pirita Yachting Centre'') is a sport complex in Pirita, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The complex built in 1980 as sailing infrastructure for Moscow Summer Olympic Games. The complex was projected by architects Henno Sepmann, Peep Jänes, Ants Raid and Avo-Himm Looveer. Since 1997 the complex is under protection as the object of architectural heritage of Estonia. References External links {{Authority control Yachting Sports venues in Tallinn Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henno Sepmann
Henno Sepmann (12 February 1925 Tartu – 24 September 1985 Moscow) was an Estonian architect. Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon (EKABL). Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, 1996. Page 472 In 1952 he graduated from Tallinn Polytechnical Institute. Since 1952 he worked at the architectural bureau "Eesti Projekt". He was married to landscape architect Valve Pormeister. Awards: * 1973: Estonian SSR merited architect Works * 1960: Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (co-architect) * 1972: Viru Hotel (co-architect) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sepmann, Henno 1925 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Estonian architects Tallinn University of Technology alumni People from Tartu Burials at Metsakalmistu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peep Jänes
Peep Jänes (born 26 December 1936 in Rakvere, Estonia) is an Estonian architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h .... He graduated from Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (Tallinna Reaalkool) in 1955 and studied in the TPI from 1955 to 1958 and from 1958 to 1963 in the ERKI, where he graduated as an architect. Peep Jänes is one of Estonia's most important Soviet-era architects who developed daring formal solutions during difficult times. His five decades of work are characterized by well-publicized buildings and objects of significance. Peep Jänes has designed over 300 buildings, projects and competitions. He acted mainly during the Soviet period – 1970s and 1980s. His architectural style is predominantly modernist. He worked in Tallinn in 1963–68 and in 1975– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ants Raid
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their geniculate (elbowed) Antenna (biology), antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists. Ants form Ant colony, colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist of various castes of sterile, wingless females, most of which are workers (ergates), as well as soldiers (dinergates) and other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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