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Katariina Passage
Katariina Passage connects Vene and Müürivahe street.
On the northern portion of the passage you can find what's left of
St. Catherine's Church (hence the passage name) and various
large, ancient tombstones that used to line the inside of the
sanctuary. On the southern portion of the passage, you'll find
numerous artisan workshops, where you'll even get see them
hard at work creating new items.
City wall
Tallinn's medieval city wall is a sub-facility that was built
to protect the lower Tallinn and upper Tallinn (Toompea).
The building of the city wall began in 1310th years, and
by improving over time it formed the city wall with
defensive buildings (towers). It was finished by the end of
the 1561. Then it was 2.35-kilometer-long circular wall,
which had 27 wall gate, 8 tower gate and 21 other stone
fortifications.
Many parts of the town wall have survived until today
Great Coastal Gate (Suur Rannavärav) and Fat Margaret's
Tower (Paks Margareeta)
Great Coastal Gate (Suur Rannavärav) and Fat Margaret's Tower (Paks Margareeta) are
located on the north end of Pikk Street.
The Great Coastal Gate and Fat Margaret's Tower are two of Tallinn's most remarkable
and outstanding defensive constructions. The gate and tower were built to protect the
city from the sea side and are very impressive when viewed from the harbor. Fat
Margaret's Tower is now home to the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Fat Margaret
The round tower, Fat Margaret, has 155 loopholes, a diameter of
25 meters, and a height of about 20 meters, it was built to protect
the harbour. It got it's name from the cannon stored there.
Through history, the cannon tower has also served as a
storehouse for gunpowder and weapons, and as a prison.
Great Coastal Gate
·The first Great Coastal Gate was builded in place where city wall and long street came together. In
that time it was only 100 meters to the sea. The first gate has not survived. It was 4-storey and
height of 14,4m.
Great Coastal Gate that we can see today, was built in 1518-1529.
Nunna, Sauna and Kuldjala Towers
Nunna, Sauna and Kuldjala Towers (Town Wall)
Nunna, Sauna, and Kuldjala are three unique towers, all considered part of the Town Wall. The
towers date back to the 16th century and are among the oldest in Tallinn. They also offer impressive
views of the city.
NunnaTower
Nunna tower was built in 1311 until 1320. It has
diameter of 9,65 and height of 24,5 meters.
Sauna Tower
Sauna tower is konsol tower (kaitseehitistel väike konsoolidele toetuv kahele poole müüri ärklina
eenduv torn müüri ülaosas), which was founded in 1371-1372. Until 1422 it belonged to nunnery.
Tower was elevated in 1380 and in 1422 when it reached it's peak - 12 meter.
It was restaurated in 1898, until that it was in ruins.
Today only medieval thing left is lower part of the tower.
Kuldjala Tower
Kuldaja tower is a part of Tallinn's city wall.
It was probally built in 1311-1320 in the city's west wall corner tower.
It is located in a former nunnery yard.
At first it was 9 meter in height and 7 meters in diameter.
The height of the tower came to it's peak in 1610 - 22,5 meters.
Today it has 5 storeys.
The upper floors were used for defensive purposes and
the lower ones as warhouses.
The shape of the tower is horseshoe.
It is well preserved and many activity is held there.
Kiek in de Kök
Kiek in de Kök is a well-known artillery tower built between 1475 and
1483 AD.
Kiek in de Kök stands six stories tall and is a historic landmark of the
Livonian War.
Today, the tower still houses Ivan IV's nine cannonballs, as well as a
museum and photography gallery.
Kiek in de Kök means ­ Peek into the
Kitchen.
Tall Hermann Tower
Tall Hermann Tower (Pikk Hermann ) belongs to the Toompea Castle and is easily spotted from
Toompea hill in Tallinn.
The tower dates back to the 1400s and rises 50 meters high.
The first part was built 1360-70. It was rebuilt (lenght brought to 45,6 m) in the 16th century.
A staircase with 215 steps leads to the top of the tower.
Pikk Hermann tower is situated next to the Estonian Parliament building and
the flag on the top of the tower is at 95 meters above sea level .
Dominican Monastery
Located near Viru Street, between Müürivahe and Vene Streets, is a medieval Dominican monastery
which reveals a fascinating dimension of the city's history
The Dominican Order was founded by a Spaniard, Saint Dominic Gusman, in 1216 and it is one of
the oldest remaining buildings in the Old Town.
Constructed in the gothic style, it exhibits a number of Interesting architectural
features,and contains the largest collection of carved stones in Estonia.
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Legends about Tallinn
The old man of the Ülemiste Lake
When you're here in Tallinn, if a mysterious old man approaches you and asks whether the city is
finished yet, your answer had better be an emphatic "no." One of Tallinn's oldest legends tells of the
Ülemiste Vanake, the old man from Lake Ülemiste, which sits on the outskirts of town. One dark
night each autumn he rises from the lake, knocks on the city gates and asks, "Is the city finished yet,
or is there still work being done?" The guards have strict orders to answer no, there's still loads of
construction going on and it'll probably be years before it's ready. The disappointed old man then
turns and leaves, grumbling all the way back to the lake. The belief was that if the answer were ever
yes, the old man would call up the waters of the lake and wipe out the city in a great flood. Luckily,
despite ups and downs in the local economy, there's always some construction going on in Tallinn so
the city is safe from the old man for the time being.
The Devil's Wedding
This is a story of one house at Rataskaevu street whose former owner had wasted away his wealth and had no
future. One night he became so desperate that he decided to take his life. At the fatal moment a stranger
entered the room asking the broke landlords permission to celebrate a wedding on the top floor of his house
the following night. In reward he promised the man all the riches but only on onecondition: no one would
eavesdrop on the feast otherwise it would cost the eavesdropper his life. The landlord agreed.
At the appointed time the carriages started arriving at the door and lights were lit up on the top floor window.
Fabulous music sounded and the whole house shook as if under the weight of great number of dancers. When
the clock struck one the whole apparition disappeared.
The landlord the day before head over ears in dept was expecting a huge sum of money. At the same time his
butler died unexpectedly and before he died the butler revealed he had been eavesdropping on the devils
wedding.
At Rataskaevu number 16 there is nowadays a house with a painted window; the landlord had the corner room
walled up for ever and to hide the fact he had a proper window with curtains painted on the wall.
Marzipan or Mart's Bread
Historians might tell you that marzipan, that sweet confection made from almonds and sugar, comes from
Persia or Italy, but local legend insists the delicacy was invented right here at Tallinn's Town Hall Pharmacy.
Long ago, so the story goes, a town alderman fell ill and summoned the apothecary to prescribe a cure. The
expert apothecary knew an elaborate formula he was certain would work, but the alderman insisted that the
apothecary test the medicine on himself. As fate would have it, the apothecary caught a nasty cold, so the
preparation (and guinea pig) duty fell to his young apprentice, Mart.
Being a clever lad, Mart replaced each bitter ingredient with a sweet one. Not only did the tasty remedy work,
but the alderman loved it so much that he ordered it in large quantities and made it famous throughout Tallinn
and beyond. The sweet bread-like confection became known as Mardileib, or Mart's bread.