Tallinn City Museum (Tallinn)
Estonia /
Harju /
Tallinn /
Vene, 17
World
/ Estonia
/ Harju
/ Tallinn
World / Estonia / Harju / Tallinn
museum, Medieval / Middle Ages, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, historic landmark, tourist attraction
The history of the City Museum building, located in the heart of Tallinn's Old Town, at Vene tn. 17, dates back to the 14th century.
The building, with its stylish pointed-arched portal and magnificent double windows under a high hipped roof, is a typical medieval dwelling. For centuries, the house belonged to the city's prominent citizens - merchants and mayors.The building was adapted as a museum in 1963-1965, and it received its current appearance during renovations in 1997-2000.The museum's exposition provides an overview of Tallinn's history through the centuries, from the end of ancient times to the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991.
The building, with its stylish pointed-arched portal and magnificent double windows under a high hipped roof, is a typical medieval dwelling. For centuries, the house belonged to the city's prominent citizens - merchants and mayors.The building was adapted as a museum in 1963-1965, and it received its current appearance during renovations in 1997-2000.The museum's exposition provides an overview of Tallinn's history through the centuries, from the end of ancient times to the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°26'19"N 24°44'52"E
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- Lennus Seaplane Harbour + Port 2 km
- Estonian Open Air Museum 7 km
- Kuivasaari 76 km
- Seurasaari 84 km
- Fagervik 84 km
- Herttoniemi manor 85 km
- Railway and Communications Museum 89 km
- Billnäs ironworks 95 km
- Hanko Front Line Museum 99 km
- Dominican Monastery 0.1 km
- Kalev Hotel Spa 0.2 km
- Rimi market 0.2 km
- Bern Boutique Hotel 0.2 km
- WW Passage 0.2 km
- Canute's Garden 0.3 km
- Tallinn old town 0.3 km
- Kalamaja 1.2 km
- Tallinn Bay 12 km
- Harju County 13 km