Sights of Estonia (0)

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Sights of Estonia
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Harjumaa 2011
1. Steamer -icebreaker Suur Tõll
The ship was built in 1914 in Stettin (Szczecin) by Vulkan -Werke A. G. Suur Tōll is the only pre-war steam ship of the Republic of Estonia remained up to now and, at the same time, the biggest icebreaker in the world preserved through two world wars. All the 3 original steam engines as well as most of the original arrangement of space and late Jugendstil interior of the officers’ rooms are preserved. In 1914 the first home port of the ship was Tallinn. The ship ensured a regular winter sea navigation for Tallinn up to the end of the independency period.
2. The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
The Tallinn Song Stage was built in 1959 for arranging the Song Festivals . The stage was meant to hold over 15 000 singers. Indoor rooms can be used as a backstage area during the concerts but those are also suitable for all kind of events, parties , concerts, banquettes, fairs, exhibitions etc.In the northern side of the song stage there is 42 m high fire tower, which is used during the famous Song Festivals. It is also opened for the public all year long.
3. Kiek in de Kök tower
The cannon tower Kiek in de Kök was founded in 1475-1483. In 1696 the present name Kiek in de Kök was also mentioned, meaning “peek into the kitchen ” in Low German . Compared to the other Tallinn towers Kiek in de Kök was predominant in its fire power, due to its 27 embrasures for cannons and 30 for handguns. The floors of the embrasures were initially stepped to enable the men handle the guns better. Reconstructions in the 16th and 17th century changed the original looks of the tower considerably.
4. Suur Munamägi (“Big Egg Hill ”)
Mountain Suur Munamägi, or Big Egg Hill, is the highest point in Estonia and other two Baltic countries. It is 318 meters high. The mountain is located in the middle part of Haanja uplands. It is in Haanja national park in Võrumaa. On the top of the mountain there is an observation tower – the view from 346,7 meters is 50 km in radius.
5. The Town Hall building
The building history of the Town Hall goes back to the 13th century. In its present form it was completed in 1404. The management of the city worked in the Town Hall until 1970. Since 1975 the Town Hall functions as the ceremonial building of the city government, but it also serves as a concert hall and a museum . Tallinn Town Hall is the only surviving Gothic town hall in Northern Europe . It has still remained the most important representational building in town.
6. Jägala Waterfall
The Jägala Waterfall is a natural waterfall in Northern Estonia on Jägala River. A wonderful 7,8 m high waterfall running down the limestone edge is the highest in Estonia.  Water has smoothed the limestone edge for centuries .  As a result a 12-14 m deep and 300 m long valley has been created.  The oldest known written record of a water mill in Estonia (from the early 13th century) dates from here .
7. Lahemaa National Park
The Lahemaa National Park was created in 1971 to protect the characteristic North -Estonian landscapes and the national heritage of the area. This was the first national park in Estonia. It is located on Northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east from capital Tallinn. Its area covers 725 km², including 250.9 km² of sea. The name Lahemaa originates from the most thoroughly studied and visited part of the North-Estonian coast, where four large peninsulas (Juminda, Pärispea, Käsmu and Vergi ) are separated from each other by four bays ( Kolga , Hara, Eru and Käsmu.) Lahemaa translates roughly as "Land of Bays".
8. Kadriorg Palace
Catherinethal (" Catherine 's valley") is a Petrine Baroque palace of Catherine I of Russia in Tallinn, Estonia. It was built after the Great Northern War to Nicola Michetti's. Catherinethal was abandoned by Russian royalty throughout the late 18th and 19th centuries. In the 1930s Konstantin Päts, Estonia's first president , embarked on extensive and controversial restorations with the aim of transforming the park and the palace into his private domain.
9. Kõpu Lighthouse
Kõpu Lighthouse is one of the best known symbols and tourist sights on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa . It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world, having been in continuous use since its completion in 1531. The lighthouse is built at the top of the highest hillock of Hiiumaa island, Tornimägi. The lighthouse marks the Hiiu sandbank and warns ships away from the shoreline. The height of the building itself is 36  metres , and the light is 102.6 metres above sea level, making it the highest coastal light on the Baltic Sea.
10. Kaali crater
The meteorite crater field in Kaali, Saaremaa, is the rarest natural monument in Estonia as well as the most impressive crater field of the whole Eurasia. The Kaali meteorite was the last giant meteorite that fell in a densely populated region of the world. Its fall on the inhabited island of Saaremaa evidently caused extensive damage and possibly also numerous victims, it has been compared with an explosion of a small nuclear bomb . The fall of the meteorite was historically remarkable as an event and for its influences on human culture.
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