Udriku Manor, Udriku, Estonia

Udriku estate (Uddrich) was founded in 1642 and belonged to the Baltic German Rehbinder family until the agrarian reforms following Estonia's independence in 1919. The current, neoclassical building is from 1803, and currently houses a nursing home. Some of the original interiors such as painted ceilings and plaster decorations are still preserved.

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lero2891 (4 years ago)
A beautiful majestic building and a well-groomed area, but everything is behind the fence, you can't approach or drive ((

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