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1949 Deportations
Watch for a large stone on the left side of the road on the way to the train station, on Riia mnt. This monument, located so near to the sad point of departure for so many, is a reminder of the Estonians packed on trains and deported to Siberia in 1949.
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Endla Theatre
A bronze replica on the corner of Aia and Rüütli depicts what was the Endla Theatre, a grand old Jugend style structure that stood on this spot until it was destroyed in WWII.
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Fallen Heroes, 1941-43
The massive monument at the gate to the cemetery on Riia mnt., just out of town, commemorates the 'heroes who fell in defence of Pärnu from the Fascists, 1941-43'.
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Independence monument
It was on this spot in the former Endla Theatre that Estonia first declared independence in February, 1918, 12 hours earlier than in Tallinn.
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Johann Voldemar Jannsen
To mark the 150-year anniversary of continuous Estonian journalism, the city erected a likeness of the journalist and founding father of the Perno Postimees, the first periodical Estonian language newspaper.
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Lydia Koidula
The pensive woman in the park off Pühavaimu is Lydia Koidula, the poet perhaps dearest to Estonian hearts. For more, see the Lydia Koidula Museum.
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Raimond Valgre
The beloved musician and composer of the famous Saaremaa Valss, Raimond Valgre (1913 - 1949), holds a special place in the hearts of Estonians.
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St. Nicholas Church
All that's left of what was once the tallest tower in Pärnu is a plaque located at the corner of Malmö and Nikolai Streets.
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