Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve Monument

The Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve Monument on Uppsala Street in Tartu commemorates the astronomer and geodesist who directed Tartu Observatory. Unveiled in 1969, the abstract memorial alludes to the scientist's quest to understand the shape and size of the Earth. Under Struve's leadership a meridian arc was measured in the 19th century, helping to refine knowledge of our planet. The sculpture's form uses motifs of a sundial and an hourglass. The work was created by Olav Männi and Udo Ivask. The monument can be viewed on a separate walk, linking it with Tartu's history of science and the area around Toome Hill.