2-470: Kõpu is a small borough ( Estonian : alevik ) in Viljandi County , Estonia . It was the administrative centre of Kõpu Parish . Suure-Kõpu Manor ( German : Gross-Köppo ), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. During most of its history it belonged to various Baltic aristocratic families . After Estonia gained its independence in 1919, the manor started being used as
4-615: A schoolhouse. The current building was erected in 1847 and is one of the latest classicist manor houses in Estonia. The rather large manor house shows a close resemblance with the Kuremaa Manor House , which was built by the same architect, Emil Julius Strauss . From the outset, the manor house was lavishly decorated inside with frescoes and wall paintings in the classicist style, and later Art Nouveau decoration in papier-mâché and imitation stucco were added. However, during
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