PAIDE TOURISM INFORMATION CENTER 
Pärnu 6
PAIDE
Phone: +372 385 0400
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SIGHTSEEING TOURS
ORDER CASTLE RUINS AND RAMPART TOWER OF PAIDE
Building of Paide order castle started in 1265 under the leadership of Konrad von Mandern. Local white limestone was suitable material to build the fortification. The original tower of Tall Hermann was octagonal with the height of over 30 meters and the thickness of the walls of about 3 meters. The rampart tower and castle ruins were first conserved at the end of 19th century. In 1913 a park was planted on the hill. In 1941 Soviet soldiers destroyed the rampart tower – the symbol of both Paide and Järva County. To celebrate the 650th anniversary of the St. George's Night uprising the tower was restored in 1993.
Rampart Tower will open in September 2010
Contacts:
Veski 11
PAIDE
Phone: +372 385 0567
PAIDE CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS
The town of Paide has had a church since as far back as the 13th century. The first churches were probably built of wood. In 1767 started the construction of a new stone church in town. The new church was consecrated in 1786. On 10 May 1845, the church was destroyed in a fire. During the years 1847-1848, a new, late-classicistic building with neo-baroque elements was constructed by the design of G. Mühlenhausen. The church of Paide is unique among the other churches in Estonia for its tower, which is not sited at the west ends as it traditionally is, but in the center of the church, on the southern side. The reason is that the new church and tower were built on the old basement.
Contacts:
Keskväljak
PAIDE
Phone: +372 385 1181
MUSEUM OF JÄRVA COUNTY
The history of Järvamaa is reflected in the local museums. The Järvamaa Museum in Paide, the oldest of them, was established in 1905 and at the present time its branch museum is also located in the Rampart Tower on the Order Castle Hill (Vallimägi).
Contacts:
Lembitu 5
PAIDE 72702
Phone: +372 385 1867
HISTORICAL PAIDE TOWN HALL
The Town Hall was originally built as a citizen’s dwelling house in 1820’s. In 1913 the building went into the town’s possession. In 1920 the building was reconstructed and the second floor in Jugendstil was added to it. Today there are workrooms for the Mayor and the office for the town council in the Town Hall. The big hall on the second floor is used for receptions, festive ceremonies, exhibitions and concerts.
Contacts:
Keskväljak 14
PAIDE 72711
Phone: +372 383 8600
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