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MY TALLINN
Architecture
Tallinn is a city that stays connected with its history, with many neighbourhoods providing excellent snapshots into the various periods of its past. To see where the city is heading in the 21st century though, take a stroll through the Rotermann Quarter, discover Tallinn's new public gathering spot - Freedom Square or visit the nation's premier art museum...
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Modern Tallinn
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Vabaduse väljak Map
In summer of 2009 the residents of Tallinn were given back a vital piece of their city's heritage: Freedom Square (Vabaduse väljak). From the last days of the Tsars and through Estonia's first period of independence, this open area at the edge of Old Town had been a place of national symbolism and civic pride, as well as a favourite public gathering spot.
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A. Weizenbergi 34 Map
Ph: +372 602 6000 · Fax: +372 602 6002
muuseum@ekm.ee · Homepage
Opened in 2006, the Kumu is the impressive new main building of the Art Museum of Estonia, and it’s naturally a magnet for every visitor interested Estonian culture. The immense, hightech facility serves as both a national gallery, displaying the classics of Estonian art, and a contemporary art museum, showing off the latest trends.
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Ahtri 2 Map
Ph: +372 625 7000 · Fax: +372 625 7003
arhitektuurimuuseum@arhitektuurimuuseum.ee · Homepage
The Rotermann’s Salt Storage, one of the grandest limestone structures in the Rotermann district, is the ideal place for a museum dedicated to architecture. Its permanent exhibition presents Estonian architectural development through the ages as well as a scale model of central Tallinn, while temporary exhibits focus on various architectural movements.
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Modern Tallinn
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Toompea 8 Map
Ph: +372 668 0250 · Fax: +372 668 0251
muuseum@okupatsioon.ee · Homepage
This modern museum is the first in the nation dedicated to the 1939 - 1991 time period, during which Estonia was occupied briefly by the Germans, and for a longer time by the Soviet Union. Audio-visual displays, photos and sound recordings highlight the events of the era, repression and popular resistance, as well as showing how ordinary people coped with the day-to-day realities of this difficult ...
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Modern Tallinn
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Roseni 3
To see where Tallinn is heading in the 21st century, take a stroll through the Rotermann Quarter, a former factory complex that sits between Old Town and the Passenger Port. What was a collection of dilapidated buildings just a decade ago is now a bustling commercial and cultural centre, whose avant-garde architecture stands as a powerful symbol of just how far Tallinn has come in re-inventing itself in recent years.
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Modern Tallinn
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Karu 16 Map
Ph: +3726623050 · Fax: +3726623001
rabbi@ejc.ee · Homepage
Established in 2007, Tallinn's synagogue is by far the most modern house of worship in the city. It was a long time coming. During World War II, the Jewish community that had existed in Tallinn was all but wiped out, and its synagogue bombed. In the years following the war, a few native Jews returned to Tallinn, joined by many more Russian Jews, but the Soviet regime had outlawed any open observance ...
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