The Domician Monastery
cloisxer and refectory
contain a permanent exhibition of carved stone slabs.
Sea and limestone ( dolomaite) are two symbols of northern Estonia. Tallinn owes much
of its distincitve flavour to the use of the beautiful stone in its walls and towers,and in its
secular and religious architecure. Carved stone decorated public buildings and private
houses. The designs employed belong to the Gothic renaissance and Baroque periods.
Windows were emphasized by slender piers and graceful curves. 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
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