Narva Gymnasium: The Schoolhouse That Stayed
Reveal the boys' gymnasium of the 1890s — and discover a house where lessons have gone on for almost a century and a half.
The story
Look at the rounded corner of the house: a tall window with a small pediment, an iron balcony, a little dome on the roof — and three figures in dark coats and caps waiting on the pavement below. Julius Krick took this photograph in the 1890s. At that time the building was the Narva Boys' Gymnasium.
The house is older than the school. It was built in the late eighteenth century as a private residence in the classicist style, one of the largest in Narva. In the early nineteenth century it belonged to the commandant of the fortress, Baron von Velio, and in 1845 Tsar Nicholas the First stayed here. By 1847 it was a school building.
Open Narva Gymnasium in WanderTrails
Walk to the real viewpoint, raise your camera, align the guide with today's view — and watch the past appear over the present, with the full audio story in English, Estonian, or Russian.
