Giidinduse vanalinna ehitiste kokkuvõte
into the enemy’s kitchen. The walls are 4 m thick, can see the cannons stuck in there. Tallinn City Museum.
● Town Wall (Unesco) - one of the greatest towers of Tallinn’s Town Wall, Old Town declared the UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1997
Toompea
● Toompea is a limestone hill in the central of Tallinn. It towers about 30-40 metres above the surrounding areas.
According to the legend, its the tumulus moundn over the grave of the national hero Kalev, erected stone by stone by
his grieving wife Linda. While we don’t want to question this wonderful theory, there is an alternative version which
says that Toompea is just a naturally formed limestone hill.
● It’s the birthplace of Tallinn - in 1229, the Knights of the Sword built a fortress - Toompea castle. It’s the most potent
symbols of the reigning power