Great Coastal Gate & Fat Margaret’s Tower
Great Coastal Gate & Fat Margaret's Tower
Good morning ladies and gentlemens, and welcome to Great Coastal Gate and Fat
Margaret's Tower. Before we begin the tour, I`d like to tell you a little about their
history.
The Great Coastal Gate (Suur Rannavärav) was the most important gate in Tallinn. It
was built as a defence on the seaward side of Tallinn, but also to impress visitors coming
in from the sea. In the Middle Ages the Great Coastal Gate was about 300 footsteps
from the harbour. Legends say, that during storms, the waves reached the gate. .
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