Monument to Charles Leroux
Charles Leroux Monument is a sculpture in Maarjamäe, Tallinn, Estonia. The sculpture was made by Mati Karmin. The sculpture was opened in 1989.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Tallinn, Estonia
- Also known as: “Charles Leroux”, “Charles Leroux Memorial”, “Charles Leroux Monument”, and “Mälestussammas julgetele ja teotahtelistele inimestele”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument to Michael Park and Maarjamäe Palace.
Monument to Michael Park
Memorial
Photo: rudi-k, Public domain.
Monument to Michael Park is a memorial.
Maarjamäe Palace
Manor estate
Photo: HartOve, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maarjamäe Palace is a building in Maarjamäe, Tallinn. The palace is located on the area of earlier Maarjamäe summer manor, being its main building. Nowadays, the palace is used by Estonian History Museum. Maarjamäe Palace is situated 770 metres south of Monument to Charles Leroux.
Tallinn Maarjamäe German military cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Erko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tallinn Maarjamäe German military cemetery is situated 500 metres south of Monument to Charles Leroux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lasnamäe and Kesklinn.
Lasnamäe
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lasnamäe is the most populous administrative district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The district's population is about 119,000, the majority of which is Russian-speaking as a result of Soviet settlement policies. Lasnamäe is situated 3½ km southeast of Monument to Charles Leroux.
Kesklinn
Suburb
Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kesklinn is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste. Kesklinn is situated 4 km southwest of Monument to Charles Leroux.
Maakri
Quarter
Maakri is a subdistrict in the district of Kesklinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,099. In the last decade Maakri has developed into the main business centre of Tallinn. Maakri is situated 4½ km southwest of Monument to Charles Leroux.
Monument to Charles Leroux
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Pirita linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju, North Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
59.45924° or 59° 27′ 33″ northLongitude
24.81326° or 24° 48′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9GF6FR57+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 620167357OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q56254934
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Portuguese—“Monument to Charles Leroux” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Julgetele ja teotahtelistele inimestele”
- Estonian: “Skulptuur Julgetele ja teotahtelistele inimestele”
- Portuguese: “Monumento a Charles Leroux”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brasiilia suursaadiku residents and FCI Levadia Maarjamäe treeningbaas.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monument to Charles Leroux”. Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.