Tallinn Old Town
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Tallinn Old Town (Estonian: Tallinna vanalinn) is the oldest part of Tallinn, Estonia. Old Town of Tallinn has managed to wholly preserve its structure of medieval and Hanseatic origin. Old Town represents an exceptionally intact 13th century city plan.[1] Since 1997, the area has been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The old town is bordered by the Walls of Tallinn. Its area is 113 ha and there is a buffer zone of 2,253 ha.[2]
The majority of the Old Town's structures were built during the 13th–16th centuries.[3]
During World War II, while the German army occupied Estonia in 1941–1944, Tallinn Old Town suffered from several instances of aerial bombing by the Soviet air force. During the most destructive Soviet bombing raid on 9–10 March 1944, over a thousand incendiary bombs were dropped on Tallinn, causing widespread fires, destroying about 10% of the buildings in the Old Town, killing hundreds, and leaving over 20,000 people without shelter.
See also
- Vanalinn
References
External links
- Tallinn Old Town, www.visitestonia.com
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structures
- Toompea Castle
- Town Hall
- Old Thomas
- Kiek in de Kök
- St Mary's Cathedral
- St. Olaf's church
- St. Nicholas Church
- Church of the Holy Ghost
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Saint Catherine's Monastery
- Town Hall Pharmacy
- Great Guild
- Pikk Hermann tower
- Knighthood House
- Stenbock House
- Kadriorg Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Pirita Monastery
- Glehn Castle (Tallinn Observatory)
- Maarjamäe Manor
- Maarjamäe Memorial
- TV Tower
- Linnahall
- Patarei Sea Fortress-Prison
- Independence War Victory Column
- Bronze Soldier
- Charles Leroux Monument
- Russalka Memorial
- Raekoja plats
- Freedom Square
- Walls of Tallinn
- House of the Brotherhood of Blackheads
- Tallinn Synagogue
parks
- Tallinn Zoo
- Tallinn Botanic Garden
- Lake Ülemiste
- Lake Harku
- Pirita River
- Aegna island
- Kadriorg Park
- Danish King's Garden
- Kanuti Garden
- Kuberneri Garden
- Komandandi Garden
- Toompark
- Hirvepark
- Harjumägi
- Lindamägi
- Tammsaare Park
- Police Garden
- Löwenruh Park
- Glehn Park
- Jüriöö Park
- Pae Park
- Lillepi Park
- Kakumäe Coastal Park
- Kopli cemetery
- Kalamaja cemetery
- Metsakalmistu
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