Wooden architecture

The Houses of Estonians have been made in wood already thousands of years.
Wooden architecture is one of the most important stage in our history of
architecture and it is still existing in such a extend that it is possible
to get complete overview. That is unique in European context, where it is
difficult to find still existing similar districts. There are wonderful
centrums with historical wooden constructions in towns such as Paide,
Viljandi, Võru and Valga, where the wooden houses are dominantly from the
end of 18th and beginning of the 19th century. Massive wood-construction
reached its peak on beginning of the 20 century and from that period there
is considerable number of complete villages and downs. For example,
Kilingi-Nõmme, Kadrina, Lihula, etc, where next to main roads there are
wooden houses and wooden societal buildings. For example, the most
expressive example of wooden architecture in Tartu is city district of
Karlova, which is the impressive example of wooden architecture in first
decade of the 20th century. The buildings are characterised by many
decomposed outward parts of roof and gables, jugendstil facades, which are
modified for the wood architecture and which are mainly made with round
shaped frames around doors and windows. The value of wooden architecture in
Estonia consist in its unique multiplicity and variety. Almost in every
historic district of city there is still existing a building, or group of
buildings which is unique for that district.

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