Kadriorg, Tallinn, 2016

Architects who won the memorial design competition: Pille Noole, Üllar Ambos, and Ioannis Lykouras.

In 2015, Elo Liiv was chosen to execute the sculptural part of the Jaan Poska memorial. Jaan Poska was the mayor of Tallinn, the foreign minister of the Republic of Estonia and the head of the Estonian delegation for peace negotiations with Soviet Russia. The sculpture depicts Poska walking home from work in Kadriorg with a briefcase under his arm. The main idea is to depict Poska’s life as a journey and his figure as true to life, simple and natural. Looking to the future, with a clear vision and values, self-confident and with a straight back – this is how he will be remembered in the future. The monument was opened in Kadriorg in 2016, on the 150th anniversary of Jaan Poska’s birth.[1]

Photos: Urmas Mand