Muuga, Lääne-Viru County
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Muuga is a village in
Vinni Parish Vinni Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,630 () and an area of . Settlements There are 6 small boroughs: Laekvere, Pajusti, Roela, Tudu, Vinni, Viru-Jaagupi, and 37 villages, incl ...
,
Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Id ...
, in northeastern
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. Between 1992 and 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in
Laekvere Parish Laekvere Parish () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It had a population of 1837 (2006) and an area of 352.42 km2. Populated places Laekvere Parish had 1 small borough and 18 villages. ; Small borough Laekvere ...
.


Muuga manor

Muuga manor () traces its history back to the 16th century, when it belonged to the
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convent in
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. During the course of history, it has subsequently belonged to various aristocratic families. In 1860, Muuga became the property of Carl Timoleon von Neff, a
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painter who was the illegitimate son of a French governess. von Neff constructed the current
neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th-century Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival ar ...
building, intended not only as a home but also as a place to accommodate and display von Neff's large collection of art, which included both his own work and copies of old masters (now part of the
Art Museum of Estonia The Art Museum of Estonia () was established in 1919. Originally based in Kadriorg Palace, the museum has expanded across several sites and today exhibits both international and local art works. At the end of the 1970s, in the 1980s the first br ...
). In many ways, Muuga under von Neff resembled a museum more than a home, and reflected von Neff's carefully orchestrated image. von Neff designed the building himself, with the aid of
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architect Ludwig Bohnstedt, as well as, reputedly, Otto Pius Hippius,
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and David Grimm, all active in St. Petersburg. A concern was how to fit an enormous white marble staircase, a gift from the emperor Alexander II, into the building. The building received a sumptuous interior: terrazzo floors, marble and glazed fireplaces, painted walls and lunettes. Some of the walls were painted by his son, Heinrich. At the same time, the manor was complemented with a romantic park with ponds and annexes, including a belfry in the form of a
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tower. The interiors were renovated during 1987–1994. Estonian writer
Eduard Vilde Eduard Vilde ( – 26 December 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. He was the author of classics such as ''The War in Mahtra'' and ''The Milkman from Mäeküla''. He was one of the ...
grew up in the manor.


Gallery

File:MuugaMõis.jpg, Main building from rear File:16942LamavLõvi.jpg, Sculpture "Lying Lion" in the manor from the 19th century. File:MuugaMõisaPark.jpg, Monument of writer
Eduard Vilde Eduard Vilde ( – 26 December 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. He was the author of classics such as ''The War in Mahtra'' and ''The Milkman from Mäeküla''. He was one of the ...
File:MuugaMõisaKellatorn.jpg, Bell tower File:Muuga mõisa tuuleveski 2010.jpg, Manor's windmill File:Muuga mõisa väravaehitis.jpg, Gate File:Muuga mõisa möldrimaja.jpg, Muuga manor miller's house File:MuugaMõisaPark.jpg, Monument to author
Eduard Vilde Eduard Vilde ( – 26 December 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. He was the author of classics such as ''The War in Mahtra'' and ''The Milkman from Mäeküla''. He was one of the ...
in front of the main manor house


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Muuga manor
at Estonian Manors Portal {{DEFAULTSORT:Muuga, Laane-Viru County Villages in Lääne-Viru County Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Wierland