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  • Tallinn, Estonia - March 19, 2015: St. Nicholas Church (Niguliste kirik) and cupola of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The St. Nicholas Church was founded and built around 1230-1275. Today it houses a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia.

    Niguliste Museum

    Old Town

    Dating from the 13th century, the imposing St Nicholas' Church (Niguliste kirik) was badly damaged by Soviet bombers in 1944 and a fire in the 1980s, but…

  • Tallinn Town Hall at dusk

    Tallinn Town Hall

    Old Town

    Completed in 1404, this is the only surviving Gothic town hall in northern Europe. Inside, you can visit the Trade Hall (whose visitor book drips with…

  • Great Guild Hall

    Great Guild Hall

    Old Town

    The Great Guild Hall (1410) is a wonderfully complete testament to the power of Tallinn's medieval trade guilds. Now a branch of the Estonian History…

  • Raekoja Plats, Town Hall Square

    Town Hall Square

    Old Town

    In Tallinn all roads lead to Raekoja plats, the city's pulsing heart since markets began setting up here in the 11th century. One side is dominated by the…

  • 500px Photo ID: 160021107 - Russian Orthodox Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Toompea, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

    Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral

    Old Town

    The positioning of this magnificent, onion-domed Russian Orthodox cathedral (completed in 1900) at the heart of the country's main administrative hub was…

  • Kiek in de Kök

    Kiek in de Kök

    Old Town

    This stout, five-storey cannon tower was one of Tallinn’s most formidable defences when built in the 15th century. Its name (amusing to English ears) is…

  • St Olaf's Church

    St Olaf's Church

    Old Town

    From 1549 until 1625, when its 159m steeple was struck by lightning and burnt down, this (now Baptist) church was one of the tallest buildings in the…

  • Bastion Passages

    Bastion Passages

    Old Town

    Tours exploring the 17th-century Swedish-built tunnels connecting the bastions that ring the town walls depart from the Kiek in de Kök tower. Over the…

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