Kuressaare is a tiny city of the Saaremaa island of Estonia which is situated on the coast of Riga Gulf. This is a historic city which was emerged on the planet map about twelfth century B.C. The most prominent location is naturally Kuressaare Castle which architecture of the medieval style and the principal city has also flourished around the Kuressaare Castle.
Kuressaare Castle of Estonia is an important monument in entire of the Baltic area as this developing has not undergone numerous amendments in its structure. In truth, the Kuressaare Castle has restrained itself to its original monumental beauty so its aesthetic significance is doubled.
According to the historians, the explanation to build the Kuressaare Castle was the war of the Estonians with the German feudals as a outcome of which the Saaremaa surrendered to the German crusaders. And this region was converted into a German Feudal state. But the total domination of the Germans over the Estonians was not feasible and there have been frequent uprising and rebellions. So the building of the Kuressaare Castle may would had been began at that time. However the initial documented data about the Kuressaare castle originate only from 1380s.
The structure of the Kuressaare Castle was kept of convent sort due to its function as it was the administrative centre of the district and to establish a proper shelter location for maximum people in case of a war. The Kuressaare Castle remained the residence for the bishops of Saare-Lääne Bishopric till the starting of the Livonian War. Numerous cannon towers and greater walls have been constructed throughout this time. In the middle of the sixteenth century the Kuressaare Castle was sold to the Danes who further modernized the defense system of the Kuressaare Castle. On the ground of Brömsebro peace treaty in 1645, Sweden took possession of Saaremaa and the Swedish enhanced the fortification program of the Kuressaare Castle. On September 15, 1710 the Swedish Army surrendered to the Russian army with no any resistance. The Russian garrison left in the spring of 1711. However, the Kuressaare Castle remained no much more important for Russia particularly right after the division of Poland when the Russians built Bomarsund castle in the vicinity of Stockholm. Ultimately, the Kuressaare Castle was bought by the Knighthood of Saaremaa and the creating was renovated.
Nonetheless, the suitable rehabilitation of the Kuressaare Castle was initiated in 1968 which lasted for almost 1 decade. The fortification walls, classical floors, windowpanes, cannon towers and the defense gallery had been restored in their medieval patterns. Lots of renovation activities have been also started in order to give the Kuressaare Castle of Estonia a pure look of a Middle Ages building.
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