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Estonia's history (by centuries) Tourist attractions Toompea castle & Nevski Cathedral The Great Guild & The Brotherhood of the Blackheads & The Holy Spirit church The Dominican monastery & The church of St Peter and Paul & St Catherines passage |
Defense towers & gates Most of the towers in Tallinn are being haunted by some kind of a ghost. The prisoners were kept in the Stable tower, but they complained that there were ghosts moving around in the tower and this had not been a part of their punishment. The councilman didnt believe this and decided to try it out himself. He had the prisoners removed and stayed in the tower alone for a whole night. The next morning however, he was paralyzed and died a few days later. Virgin tower was a prison for prostitutes. The waitresses of the restaurant of the Virgin tower used to complain about a ghost of a monk who always tried to communicate with them.
Near Harju gates a nobleman, Johann von Üexküll was executed, because he had killed a peasant who, according to the town laws should not have been punished and thus Üexküll violated the town air makes one free law. This execution illustrates the clash between the rich merchants and the powerful nobles. Harju gates have been destroyed.
Viru gates towers date back to the 15th century and side buildings to the 16th century, but by the end of the 16th century the Viru gates were completely closed down in connection with the building of the bastions and a new entrance through Vana-Viru Street. It is the best preserved gate in Old Town Tallinn. |
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Separate
of the wall stands once the largest cannon tower in the Baltic States. The
Russians actually managed to blast a large hole into the tower, but it still
kept on fighting. 