Alar Kotli (August 27, 1904 in Väike-Maarja, Estonia - October 4, 1963 in Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian architect. He studied sculpture at the art scool Pallas in Tartu during 1922-1923 and mathematics at the University of Tartu. He graduated from the Gdańsk University of Technology in 1927 as an architect. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ... The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ãœlikool, German: Universität Dorpat) is the national university of Estonia, and the one classical university in Estonia, located in the city of Tartu. ... The GdaÅ„sk University of Technology or Politechnika GdaÅ„ska, is located in the District Wrzeszcz in GdaÅ„sk, Poland. ...

Among the most famous and influential Estonian architects, Kotli has created several important landmarks in Tallinn. Those include the Estonian Song Festival Grounds (1957-1960, with Henno Sepmann & E.Paalmann), the main building of Tallinn University (1938-1940, with E.Nõva), the Art Fund building (1949-1953) and the administrative building in Kadriorg park (currently the residence of the president of the Republic of Estonia) (1937-1938). Kotli has also created many experimental apartment building projects, which were widely used after World War II when there was a serious need for new dwellings. Smaller buildings (for two families) were used in the 1950's as lottery jackpots. County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Tallinn University (TLU) (Estonian: Tallinna Ãœlikool (TLÃœ)) (since 2005, previously: Tallinn Pedagogical University, also Tallinn University of Educational Sciencies) is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Estonia. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United Kingdom United States and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Franklin Roosevelt Joseph Stalin Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000...

Kotli's style has varied over the years. He has designed many functionalistic buidlings in the 1930's, for example - schoolhouses in Rakvere (1935-1938) and Tapa (1936-1939). The Presidential Palace, also from 1930's, can be categorised as historicism, while his 50's and 60's style is similar to brutalism. Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. ... County Lääne-Viru County Mayor Andres Jaadla Area 10. ... County Lääne-Viru County Mayor Kuno Rooba Area 17. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ...

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Art Fund building (1949-1953) on Freedom Square in Tallinn. Under the pressure of sovietization, many Soviet-style details were added to this building. This article is about the political term. ...

The administrative building in Kadriorg park, built in 1938, is now used as the residence of the president of the Republic of Estonia.

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• Photos of the Song Festival Grounds.