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  2. Tallinn Old Town - Wikipedia

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    The old town is bordered by the Walls of Tallinn. Its area is 113 ha and there is a buffer zone of 2,253 ha. [2] The majority of the Old Town's structures were built during the 13th–16th centuries. [3] Harju Street in Tallinn Old Town after the Soviet aerial bombing in March 1944. During World War II, while the German army occupied Estonia in ...

  3. Vanalinn - Wikipedia

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    Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn: Criteria: Cultural: (ii)(iv) Reference: 822bis: Inscription: 1997 (21st Session) Extensions: 2008: Area: 113 ha (280 acres)

  4. History of Tallinn - Wikipedia

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    All-linn, or "Old Downtown", is the old Hanseatic merchant town, which was not administratively united with Toompea until the late 19th century. It was the centre of the medieval trade on which it grew prosperous. The "new Estonian town", a crescent to the south of the medieval city wall, grew over time as more commoners settled in the area.

  5. Tallinn - Wikipedia

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    Tallinn (/ ˈtælɪn /, Estonian: [ˈtɑlʲːinː] ⓘ) [5][6] is the capital and most populous [7] city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of about 461,000 (as of 2024) [2] and administratively lies in the Harju maakond (county).

  6. St. Olaf's Church, Tallinn - Wikipedia

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    124 metres (407 ft) St. Olaf’s Church or St. Olav's Church (Estonian: Oleviste kirik) in Tallinn, Estonia, is believed to have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian community before Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219. Its dedication relates to King Olaf II of Norway (also known as Saint Olaf ...

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Estonia - Wikipedia

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    The first site added to the list was the Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn, in 1997. The second site, the Struve Geodetic Arc, was added in 2005. This is a transnational site and is shared with nine other countries. [2] Both sites are cultural sites. [2]

  8. Walls of Tallinn - Wikipedia

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    This wall was less than 5 metres (16 ft) tall and about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) thick at its base. [ 1] Since that time it has been enlarged and strengthened. The walls and the many gates are still largely extant today. This is one of the reasons that Tallinn's old town became a World Heritage Site. The walls were enlarged in the fourteenth century ...

  9. Tallinn Town Hall - Wikipedia

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    13th century. Completed. 1404. The Tallinn Town Hall (Estonian: Tallinna raekoda) is a building in the Old Town (Vanalinn) of Tallinn (Reval), Estonia, next to the Town Hall Square. The building is located in the south side of the medieval market square and is 36.8 metres (121 ft) long. The west wall is 14.5 metres (48 ft) in length, and the ...

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