The Arter quarter, completed in 2024/2025, transformed the entire skyline of Tallinn. And thanks to Arter, Tallinn finally has an “equestrian monument”, something that many have demanded for the public realm in the past. Yet the first one installed, placed in front of the park behind the building, depicts neither a horse nor a king or emperor astride a noble steed.

It is no exaggeration to say that in front of Arter, on the stone ledges along Liivalaia Street, one can now find not just one equestrian statue but an entire cavalry unit. Artist Flo Kasearu’s horses and riders, titled Monumental Abandonment, subvert the traditional form with a playful twist — executed in deliberately miniature scale rather than heroic proportions.