Description
The planning of the Narva-Jõesuu settlement was innovative in its time, because in England and Germany the idea of a garden city gained a wider resonance much later. Almost without changing the natural environment, villas were built with spacious plots immersed in greenery, and natural parks were left in the center of the settlement. Narva-Jõesuu has generally remained within the framework developed at the end of the 19th century to this day.
Although most of the architectural masterpieces of the 19th and 20th centuries were destroyed during or after World War II, the street structure has been preserved almost intact. Major changes took place in the layout of the settlement during the Soviet era, when multi-storey sectional houses were built ignoring the existing plot and street structure.
More than 160 photos help to illustrate the history of the spa town, the summer culture and the life in the shadow of bathing Germany.
Book size: 240×200 mm
Hardcover
Authors: Merike Ivask, Madis Tuuder, Svetlana Andrejeva
Language: Estonian, English, Russian
Year of publication: 2017
Publisher: Narva Museum
