Kiek in de Kök

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 Low German for ‘peep into the kitchen’ – from its heights, voyeurs could reputedly peep (kiek) through the wide chimneys of the 15th-century lower town houses into their kitchens (kök). Today it's a branch of the City Museum, focusing mainly on Tallinn's military history and defences, antique arms and armour, and temporary exhibitions.