Pesapuu, a curious observation tower in Estonia shaped like a tree and two nests

@ElentirENG ES 7·22·2023 · 23:09 0

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In Rõuge Ööbikuoru, in the Baltic republic of Estonia, an observation tower was built in 2006. It was made of wood and had a very traditional look, but over the years it became unstable and was finally torn down in 2015.

After the demolition of the old watchtower, construction began on a new one, located very close to Rõuge Suurjärv, the deepest lake in Estonia. For the design of this new tower, they contracted with the architect Karmo Tõra, from Tallinn, who had a very original idea.

Tõra devised a tower with a steel structure, more solid than the old wooden watchtower, but which would have two large viewpoints in the shape of birds' nests: one located on the side of the tower, with capacity for 15 people, and another on the top, with capacity for 25 people.

The new tower, called Pesapuu (nest tree, in Estonian), was inaugurated on October 10, 2016. It is higher than the old watchtower: it measures a total of 30 meters. It was built by the company Via Betoon Eesti OÜ thanks to funds from the European Union.

The tower is open to the public all year round, and the two platforms are accessed via a spiral staircase located inside. On the upper platform there is an open dome that gives access to the stairway.

The Pesapuu is visible at night thanks to the colored LED lights installed in the tower, both in the structure and in the upper dome and nests. The appearance of the tower is in great harmony with its surroundings, despite the large size of the structure.

In this video from Dimidrone you can see some beautiful aerial images of this curious watchtower:

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Images: Visit Estonia / Martin Mark / Dimidrone.