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The National Heritage Board has initiated a procedure to recognise the highly recognisable and iconic centre of <\/span>Sillam\u00e4e as a heritage protection site. The site will contain around 160 Stalinist era buildings constructed in the 1940s and 50s.<\/span><\/p>\n In recent decades Sillam\u00e4e has garnered a lot of attention from architectural experts as the most complete and best-preserved example of neoclassical Stalinist era buildings in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNeoclassical building ensembles can also be found in other Estonian cities, for example, there are several different districts in Tallinn, but Sillam\u00e4e is distinguished by the fact that a complete city heart has been preserved in this style,” explained Anita Staub<\/strong>, Adviser to the National Heritage Board.<\/span><\/p>\n Designating the site, which contains 159 buildings, under heritage protection brings with it requirements and restrictions for local government and building owners. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis means that all activities must be coordinated with the National Heritage Board in the future, for example, balconies must not be closed or fa\u00e7ade decorations demolished. In the future, special conditions for heritage protection must be applied for before construction. because it contributes to the preservation of the building\u201d, Staub added.<\/span><\/p>\n