Laupa is a village in

Türi Parish Türi Parish () is a rural municipality in Järva County, Estonia. On 16 October 2005 Kabala Parish, Oisu Parish, Town of Türi and the former Türi Parish were united to form a new Türi Parish. In 2017 the parishes of Türi, Käru and Vää ...

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in central

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Laupa manor

Laupa estate was established at the beginning of the 17th century. A wooden house was built at the site in 1853-55 by the

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but it was burnt down by insurgents during the revolt of 1905. The current building was designed by

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-based architect Jacques Rosenbaum in 1910 and completed in 1913. The style is an eclectic

neo-Baroque architecture The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term is used to describe architecture and architectu ...

with strong

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and neo-Rococo influences. The manor is considered to be one of Rosenbaum's most historically faithful buildings. The building is richly decorated with pilasters, half-columns, terraces, balustrades, stucco garlands and rococo sea shells. Some of the decorations were produced in the renowned workshop of sculptor August Volz in Riga. The manor is considered to be one of the most artistically accomplished manor houses in Estonia.

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Villages in Järva County Kreis Jerwen Manor houses in Estonia {{Järva-geo-stub

Laupa manor

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