Great Coastal Gate and Fat Margaret's Tower were built to protect the city from the seaside, but also to impress quests arriving by sea. The Great Coastal Gate (built at the same time with the city wall) is located in the northern part of the Old Town of Tallinn near the port.
In the 16th century, during the reconstruction of the gate, the Fat Margaret's artillery tower was built nearby.
Today, the Fat Margaret houses Estonian Maritime Museum.
Listed in UNESCO heritage, the complex provides an overview of maritime trade, agencies, and navigation in the Middle Ages, as well as in the era of sailing, steam, and motor ships. There is a total of 1,000 m² of exhibition space. The star exhibit is the 700-year-old Koge wreck found in Kadriorg in 2015. There are about 70 ship models out of which 17 have been created specifically for the exhibition, nearly 700 items, and 50 digital and hands-on solutions.
The museum is located in the city centre – in the firefighters building which is known as the Estonian manifest of limestone architecture and was built in 1937 after H Johanson`s project. The building comprises an extraordinary 32 m high drying tower fo...
Booking and info every day (except for public holidays)10:00–18:00 by phone +372 683 1210.
Opera Box Office is located at Estonia avenue 4, 10148 Tallinn, Estonia, tel +372 683 1215.
Box office is open daily 11–19 (except fo...
Nõmme Snow Park, on the slopes of the hill where you will find the Mustamäe ski jump towers in Tallinn, is open to everybody! You can have fun on our snowtubing track, while downhill lovers can catch the lift up to our slalom slope. There is even a free...
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