Tallinn
Town Hall Square from the Old Town Hall, Tallinn
The centre of Tallinn – the medieval “Old Town” is a UNESCO listed World Heritage site. Not difficult to see why. Apparently it is one of Europe’s most complete walled cities – along with the likes of Valletta of course. I think it was the most charming & photogenic of the Baltic cities we visited.
The views from the city walls were unique with the steep red-tiled roofs & slender church spires.
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The City Walls
The administrative centre of Toompea overlooks the lower Old Town area of Tallinn. The Russians built the Alexander Nevsky cathedral here in this dominant position in 1900 as part of their attempt to “Russify” the country. In the light of the anti-Russian feelings in the country, there are calls to pull down this symbolic Russian structure.
I thought the drainpipe giving the boot to the cathedral amusing.
Telliskivi Creative City was just across the railway tracks from our hotel. This is Tallinn’s vibrant alternative centre making great use of old abandoned factory buildings. There is a warehouse with a homage to Banksey here – albeit not the real thing as they admit “In keeping with Banksy’s motto “Copyright is for losers”, this homage and the works on display are not authorized by the artist due to his anonymous status.
