Laupa

For the concept in Mandaeism, see Laufa.

Laupa is a village in Türi Parish, Järva County in central Estonia.^[1]

Laupa
Village
Laupa Manor
Laupa
Coordinates: 58°45′30″N 25°22′10″E
Country	Estonia
County	Järva County
Parish	Türi Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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 Taube family but it was burnt down by insurgents during the revolt of 1905.^[2]

The current building was designed by Tallinn-based architect Jacques Rosenbaum in 1910 and completed in 1913. The style is an eclectic neo-Baroque architecture with strong Art Nouveau 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.^[3][4][5]

The Pärnu River in Laupa

See also

• List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia

References

1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^{[dead link]} (retrieved 28 July 2021)
2. Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 86. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
3. Hallas-Murula, Karin (2010). Tallinna Juugendarhitektuur - Jacques Rosenbaum (1878-1944). Tallinn: Eesti Arhitekturrimuuseum. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-9985-9828-7-7.
4. Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 108. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
5. Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 94. ISBN 9949-407-18-4.