Nunnatagune tower ( Est. Nunnadetagune torn - behind the monks) is a tower of the medieval city wall of Tallinn (modern address is Kooli Street , 1/3). Named for the nearby Cistercian monastery of St. Michael . Now it forms a single complex with a later built house.
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| Official name | est. Nunnadetagune torn |
| Location | Tallinn |
History
Presumably, the encircling by walls of the significantly expanded urban area of Tallinn in the 14th century, begun in 1310 under the direction of the Danish Johannes Kanne, was completed by 1355. Construction continued in the 15th century , another reconstruction was carried out in the 1520s, the construction of walls and towers was completed by the end of the 16th century. The building material was local gray layered limestone - limestone [1] . 26 towers have been erected, of which 18 have survived to date. The walls have a height of up to 8 meters and a thickness of 2.85 meters. On the bottom of the inner part of the wall was a lancet arcade .
During the XV-XVI centuries, as artillery developed, the towers were built up, cannon loopholes were arranged in them.
In 1857, Tallinn was excluded from the number of fortresses, but the fortifications, which had already lost their defensive significance, were gradually liquidated, and in 1870 the Tallinn City Council expressed the view that of all city fortifications, only the Big Sea and Harju Gate, gates are interesting and worth preserving. Pikk-Yalg and Viru. Others are not worthy of preservation in their appearance and only interfere with movement. It is of no interest to the city to maintain the fortification wall around it, and the faster these walls are demolished, the better for traffic [2] .
In 1969-1970, restoration work was carried out, the original elements of the towers (floors, loopholes) were restored.