Giidinduse vanalinna ehitiste kokkuvõte
But hoping to
maintain further interest in house, he decided to finish it.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
● Oldest church in Tallinn and mainland Estonia. It is assumed that the building started in 1219. Largest collection of
epitaphs. Organ built in 1878, probably the most powerful in Estonia. The interior is filled with coats of arms from the
17th to the 20th centuries as well as tombstones. Right in front of the main entrance on the floor reads Otto Johann
Thuve, 1696AD, he was a landlord, a don juan of Tallinn. Asked to be buried at the threshold of the church, so that
people as they kneel to pray upon entering, might eventually save his soul from his sinful ways.
The viewing platform
● Tallinn was granted Lybeck City rights in 1248. Town can be divided into two: Upper town (Toompea Hill) - Tallinn’s
rulers, gentry and the clergy; and the Lower Town - other citizens. The two parts remained separated until the end of
the 19th century.
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