Award
USSR State Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
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Mart Port
1922-01-04 – 2012-02-03
Life & Legacy
Mart Port (4 January 1922 – 3 February 2012) was an Estonian architect and pedagogue. He was the head of many statutory plans during the Soviet era, including Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Viljandi and Tallinn's districts Mustamäe, Väike-Õismäe and Lasnamäe.
He designed the Viru Hotel (1968–1972), the building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia (now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; with Raine Karp, Uno Tölpus and Olga Kontšajeva, 1966–1968), the "Planners' House" (Rävala pst 8; with Peep Jänes and Arvo Niineväli, 1965–1981) and the World War II Memorial in Maarjamäe (with Allan Murdmaa, Peep Jänes, Henno Sepmann and Rein Kersten, 1959–1960).
Occupation & Career
architect, university teacher, pedagogue, urban planner
Education
Tallinn University of Technology
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
USSR State Prize; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Medal "For Battle Merit"; VDNKh gold medal; Order of the White Star, 4th Class; People's Architect of the USSR; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Viru Hotel; Sokos Hotel Viru
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Medal "For Battle Merit" · Order of Friendship of Peoples · Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class · Order of the White Star, 4th Class · People's Architect of the USSR · USSR State Prize · VDNKh gold medal
Employer
Estonian Academy of Arts
Notable Work
Sokos Hotel Viru · Viru Hotel
Education & Institutions
Tallinn University of Technology
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Award
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Award
VDNKh gold medal
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Award
Order of the White Star, 4th Class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Award
People's Architect of the USSR
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Award
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Notable Work
Viru Hotel
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Notable Work
Sokos Hotel Viru
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q940098 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q940098 — wikidata View source
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