The Domician Monastery
Armorial sheilds
bespoke the pride of their owners.
The monumental masons of Talliun were famous throughout northern Europe. Their
carvings were in demand in Finland and other countries. The profession was highly
organized. The masters constituted an exclusive guild. Boys served a three-year
apprenticeship during which they were bound to a patricular master. If an apprentice ran
away no other master could employ him. The next stage was that of journeyman. Its
duration varied, but it came to an end when the candidate produced a master-work a small
door, or window pillar, or circular wash-basin-which won the approval of 6-8 masters,
Arent Passer a master mason from the Netherlands, exercised great influence on the local
school of stone carving.
During the reconstruction of the gate in the early 16th century, the cannon tower Fat
Margaret was added. The round tower, with 155 loopholes, a diameter of 25 meters, and
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