Tallinn Town Hall Square
In winter, an annual
Christmas Market enchants the crowds on the square, as does the town's Christmas tree (a tradition
whose roots stretch back to 1441), which stays up for a month or more.
Town Hall Square has also become the traditional centre of the Old Town Days festival, a modern
version of a medieval carnival. Traditions from the Middle Ages are kept alive here, including parades,
a knights' tournament, a parrotshooting contest and the election of the May Count.
Tallinn`s late Gothic Town Hall building is one of the most famed symbols of the city, recognized
throughout Estonia as a venerable, unique architectural treasure.
The Town Hall was established on the central square, probably at the beginning of 13th century. In
14021404, the building was substantially reconstructed. The exterior we know today dates from this
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