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Oleviste Church in Tallinn
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| Address: Lai 50, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 641 2241 |
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www.oleviste.ee
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| The church, named after the Norwegian king St Olaf, has the highest steeple in Estonia (123.7 m). Also the vaults in this church are very high (the nave is 31 m high). The church had its present look and size by the 16th century. From this church began the Reformation in Tallinn (1524) and the Historicism in Estonian church interior design after the fire of 1830. Built: XIV-XIX. |
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Sea fortress Patarei
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| Address: Suur-Patarei 24, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 50 46 536 |
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www.patarei.org
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| Sea fortress Patarei (Battery) is a unique monument of architecture. The defence system completed in 1840 by order of Emperor Nicholas I has preserved its beautiful limestone facade.
With the development of technology the fortress lost its value as defence structure and became a barrack for soldiers from different army units.
Special period for Patarei arrived in 1919 when the fortress became a prison. Because of its two meter walls, Patarei suited very well for that purpose. It was also used by all foreign powers occupying Estonia.
Patarei has preserved its original Soviet interior that is of interest both to local people and tourists from abroad.
Year 2006 brough new winds to Patarei. Culture Park Patarei brings special atmosphere inside the walls of the fortress and around them. Concerts, parties, theatre performances, exhibitions, handicraft making will take place here.
Here you can also find the first seaside summer cafe of Tallin. |
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Peter the Creat's Cottage
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| Address: Mäekalda 2, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 6013136 |
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www.linnamuuseum.ee/peetrimaja/
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| Emperor Peter I (1672-1725) expanded the borders of the Russian Empire in the course of the Northern War and managed to annex the whole Estonian territory by the year 1710. Therefore the protection of the new border areas became the priority of the ruler and he paid a lot of attention to the reconstruction of ports in Tallinn and Paldiski and visited Tallinn several times.
Together with the site of the would-be palace, a summer estate and a 17th-century cottage that had belonged to town councillor von Drenteln were purchased for the emperor's use in 1713. The small cottage was enlarged with a wing and the outcome was a building with a hall, a kitchen and four rooms. The small summer residence was in use until the emperor's death. The succeeding rulers used the Palace of Kadriorg that had been completed only after Peter's death and the small building was neglected. The building was restored at the order of Emperor Alexander I after he visited Tallinn in 1804. The wing, however, was not. The kitchen was reconstructed and a dining room was built above it on the first floor that had not existed before. |
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Lutheran Church of Holy Spirit in Tallinn
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| Address: Pühavaimu 2, Tallinn,
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www.eelk.ee/tallinna.puhavaimu
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| The smallest among the medieval churches in Tallinn is situated near the Town Hall Square and has a rich collection of art work. An important winged altar (Berndt Notke, a master from Lübeck, 1483), a Renaissance pulpit (1597), galleries with Baroque carvings and paintings (Elert Thiele, XVII), a great number of old paintings and lights, modern stained-glass windows. Built: XIII/XIV. |
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The Town Hall building
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| Address: Raekoja plats 1, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 6 457 900 |
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www.tallinn.ee/raekoda
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| Tallinn Town Hall is the only surviving Gothic town hall in Northern Europe.
Built in the heart of Tallinn, next to a marketplace, the Town Hall has witnessed trade and social activities for over 700 years. It has still remained the most important representational building in town. |
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Museum of Estonian Architecture
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| Address: Ahtri 2, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 6257000, Fax: +372 625 7003 |
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www.arhitektuurimuuseum.ee
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| The Museum of Estonian Architecture was established on January 1st 1991. Its aims are collecting, preserving, study, interpreting and exhibiting Estonian architecture. As many of architectural museums in the world the Museum of Estonian Architecture is collecting the materials of 20th century architecture mainly. Museum is the member of ICAM (International Confederation of Architectural Museums).
The Director: Karin Hallas-Murula, Ph D. (starting from the foundation of the Museum in 1991). Karin Hallas-Murula is the member of ICAM Board.
There are individual members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of Modern Movement) among the employees of the Museum.
For five first years Museum resided in Old Tallinn, its collection were stored in the medieval tower of Loewenschede. On February 22nd 1996 Estonian Prime minister signed a document stated the delivery of the Rotermann’s Salt Storage to the Ministry of culture in order to establish a centre of arts and architecture. |
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Tallinn Botanic Garden
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| Address: Kloostrimetsa tee 52, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 606 2679 |
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www.botaanikaaed.ee
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| Take a ten-minute drive from the city noise and discover the harmony of pure nature, landscape architecture, exotic plants, and local Estonian herbs – all this in the Tallinn Botanic Garden, in a picturesque place in the valley of the Pirita River. Thousands of different plants will surprise not only professional botanists but any person wishing to relax and enjoy nature. |
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Tallinn TV Tower
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| Address: Kloostrimetsa 58a, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 686 3005 |
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www.teletorn.ee/en
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| The view from Tallinn TV Tower is unique in Estonia as well as in all of Northern Europe.
Under your feet are the woods of Muuga. The captivating Tallinn Old Town and the glistening Baltic Sea in all of its majestic glory are off in the distance. When Estonia was still behind the Iron Curtain, this was for many Estonians a window on the free world – at night one could even catch sight of the lights of Helsinki.
To illustrate the view, visitors can use multimedia screens: to increase the area visible in it or seeing what the place looked like in the past.
It is a view that must be seen. And – experienced! |
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Lutheran Cathedral of Blessed Virgin Mary in Tallinn
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| Address: Toom-Kooli 6, Tallinn,
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| Tel: +372 644 4140 |
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www.eelk.ee/tallinna.toom
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| The oldest church on the Estonian mainland has served as a cathedral dedicated to Virgin Mary from 1240 onwards. Medieval tomb stones and monuments from the Renaissance to the 19th century. A rich and important collection of Baroque coats of arms (Christian Ackermann). An impressive Baroque reredos and a Baroque pulpit with figures of the apostles (both by Christian Ackermann). The date 1779 on the weather vane shows the year the Baroque spire was made. Built XIII-XVIII. |
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