The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tal inn is an exceptional y complete and wel -preserved
medieval northern European trading city on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The city developed
as a significant centre of the Hanseatic League during the major period of activity of this
great trading organization in the 13th -16th centuries .
The combination of the upper town on the high limestone hil and the lower town at its foot
with many church spires forms an expressive skyline that is visible from a great distance
both from land and sea.
The upper town ( Toompea ) with the castle and the cathedral has always been the
administrative centre of the country , whereas the lower town preserves to a remarkable
extent the medieval urban fabric of narrow winding streets, many of which retain their
medieval names , and fine public and burgher buildings, including town wal , Town Hal ,
pharmacy, churches, monasteries, merchants’ and craftsmen’ guilds, and the domestic
architecture of the merchants' houses, which have survived to a remarkable degree . The
distribution of building plots survives virtual y intact from the 13th- 14th centuries.
The Outstanding Universal Value of the Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tal inn is
demonstrated in its existence as an outstanding, exceptional y complete and wel preserved
example of a medieval northern European trading city that retains the salient features of this
unique form of economic and social community to a remarkable degree.
Criterion (ii): The Historic Centre of Tal inn, among the most remote and powerful outposts
of the colonizing activities of the Hanseatic League in the north -eastern part of Europe in the
13th-16th centuries, provided a crucible within which an international secular-ecclesiastical
culture resulting from the interchange of Cistercians, Dominicans, the Teutonic Order and
the traditions of the Hanseatic League, formed and was itself exported throughout northern
Europe.
Criterion (iv): The town plan and the buildings within it constitute a remarkable reflection of
the coexistence of the seat of feudal overlords and a Hanseatic trading centre within the
shelter of a common system of wal s and fortifications.
Integrity
The boundaries of the inscribed World Heritage property and its buffer zone were modified in
2008 in order to bring the boundaries of the inscribed property in conformity with the
boundaries of the Tal inn Old Town Conservation Area, recognized as a national monument
in Estonia. The historic centre of Tal inn World Heritage property (thus increased from 60 ha.
to 113 ha.) now encompasses the upper town (Toompea), the lower town inside the
medieval wal s, as wel as the 17th century historic fortifications surrounding the entire Old
Town, and a range of primarily 19th century structures , streetscapes and views , which today
form a green area around the medieval city. This modification has ensured inclusion of al
primary elements contributing to the outstanding universal value of the property, and strongly
enhanced its completeness and integrity.
The buffer zone, increased from 370 ha to 2253 ha, also in 2008, now protects the
immediate setting of the inscribed property in a much more complete fashion. Extended to
the sea to include views from Vi msi and Kopli peninsulas, the buffer zone now includes 9
view sectors and 5 view corridors.
To date , Tal inn has maintained its characteristic skyline visible from both the sea and the
land. The characteristic skyline however could be vulnerable because of planned high rise
development outside the buffer zone.
Authenticity
The site preserves to a remarkable extent the medieval urban structure of building plots,
streets and squares, set out in the 13th century, as wel as medieval urban fabric. The radial
street network is wel endowed with buildings from the 14th-16th centuries. The town
defences have been preserved over large sections at their original length and height , rising
to over 15m in places .
In addition to architectural continuity, Old Town has retained its traditional use as a living
city, hosting domestic, commercial and religious functions, and retaining the upper town as
the administrative centre of the country. Nevertheless increasingly historic residential
buildings are being refurbished for touristic or public use and thus subject to increased life
safety and accessibility requirements.
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