Tallinn Town Hall Square
The square in front of Tallinn's Town Hall functioned as a marketplace for centuries, dating back to
times even before the Town Hall itself was built. Through the years this served as a place of
celebrations as well as executions.
Today the square remains a cultural focal point for the city. In summer, it's filled with outdoor cafés
and is home to countless openair concerts, handicraft fairs and medieval markets. 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...
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