Tallinn
T h e figur e of a n old warrior c all e d Old T h o m a s wa s put o n top of th e
s pir e of th e Tallinn' s Town Hall in
1530 that b e c a m e th e s y m b ol for th e city.
Kiek in d e Kök wa s th e m o st p ow erful c a n n o n tow er in 16thc e ntury North ern Euro p e . T h e roun d c a n n o n tow er, b uilt in
th e latter p art of th e 1 5th c e ntury, h a d a dia17m etmer of
et er s. Its h ei g ht is
38 m et er s a n d its walls ar
4 m eet er s thick.