Leelotaja Sculpture

The Leelotaja sculpture stands in front of the small building of Viljandi Kesklinna School on C. R. Jakobsoni Street. The memorial site marks where the first song festival of Viljandi County was held and the history of the founding of local societies. Designer Aate-Heli Õun combined a memorial stone with a copy of Lydia Laas's bronze figure of a woman singer. The original sculpture was made in the 1950s, and its model is thought to have been folk culture promoter Laine Mesikäpp. The outdoor work tells of the development of local choral singing and society life. It can be viewed as part of a walk around the town.