University of Tartu
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The University of Tartu is a public research university in Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia, as well as the largest and oldest university in the country.
The university in 1860, during its 'Golden Age'.
Main building of the University of Tartu constructed between 1804 and 1809.
The old observatory with the monument to Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve .
The Botanical Garden was founded by Gottfried Albrecht Germann in 1803.
Gustavus Adolphus
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Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. He is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power. During his reign, Sweden b
University of Tartu
…Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia, as well as the largest and oldest university in the country. The university was founded in 1632 by Gustavus Adolphus, at the time the king of Sweden. Currently, 15,573 students study at the university, of whom 1,435 are foreigners (9%). Most of the curriculum is…
Portrait attributed to Jacob Hoefnagel, 1624
Gustav Adolf's parents, King Charles IX and Queen Christina
Gustavus Adolphus at Breitenfeld in 1631
Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Lützen by Carl Wahlbom (1855)