Kopli Cemetery Park was established in 1774 after the Russian Empress Katherine II and the senate signed the ukase in 1772 prohibiting burying the dead bodies near the churches and living houses. Oleviste and Niguliste congregations were the ones to bury their members at this cemetery. The first ceremony took place on the 16th October, 1774 when a Danish painter was buried. This park is of a great cultural and historical value, as many famous men were buried there. The cemetery was in use till 1927. It was nationalized in 1941 and changed into a park in 1951.