Town Hall Square ( est. Raekoja plats ) - the town square in front of the Tallinn Town Hall ( est. Raekoda ) in the center of Old Tallinn , the capital of Estonia .
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The square is the venue for festivals and concerts, such as the Days of the Old Town ( est. Tallinna Vanalinna Päevad ).
In the immediate vicinity of the square there are several bars and restaurants .
The Town Hall Square is the only point from which you can see the 5 main spiers of Old Tallinn, the so-called “zero kilometer”: the town hall , the Church of St. Nicholas , the Dome Cathedral , the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Church of St. Olaf .
According to legend, if you stand on this stone circle with inscriptions in Estonian and Latin and the designation of the four cardinal points, located in the center of the square, and see all the spiers, then you can safely make any wish - it will come true. The one who will be able to turn around on the “zero kilometer”, destiny itself is destined to return to Tallinn again.
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History
The area evolved as an architectural ensemble from the XIV to XX centuries.
The most significant building of the square - the Town Hall - acquired its appearance and size in 1401-1404. The town hall building is taken under state protection, the second guarded building on the square is the building of the pharmacy of the magistrate, erected in the XV century.
During the Great Patriotic War , the building that stood on the square and divided it into two parts was destroyed .
Development
d.1 - Tallinn Town Hall ( Tallinna raekoda )
d. 5 -
d. 6 -
d. 8 - the former house of the merchant Yegorov [2]
11 - town hall pharmacy
d. 15 - former town hall office (now - the Troika restaurant [3] )
Gallery
d. 8 d.10 - Molly Malone's (Irish Pub) 11 - town hall pharmacy
d. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 d. 14 d. 15 d. 18
Literature
- D.V. Bruns, R.R. Kangropole Tallinn - L .: Art, 1971.
Notes
- ↑ Online guide to Estonia .
- ↑ Restaurant Maikrahv, located in the heart of the Old Town, on Town Hall Square, is located in the so-called “Yegorov building”.
- ↑ Troika Restaurant (unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 25, 2015. Archived on May 25, 2015.