The 19th-century stable block of Maarjamäe Palace, one component of the Maarjamäe History Centre, has been re-created as an exhibition space, currently showing 'Sound of Freedom. The Story of Estonian Popular Music'.
Maarjamäe Stables
Kadriorg
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