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Pictures of a trip in Estonia, visitting Tallinn and some places around: Pirita, Kadriorg... Pictures about: Toompea Castle and Hill, Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Kiek in de Kök, St. Olav's Church, Fat Margaret's Tower, St. Catherine's Passage
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Kiek in de Kök - Tallinn - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: Kiek in de Kok was the most powerful cannon tower in 16th-century Northern Europe. The tower was built in the latter part of the 15th century, had a diameter of 17 meters.
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Alexander Nevski Cathedral - Tallinn - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: Alexander Nevski Cathedral is Tallinn’s largest cupola cathedral. This large, richly decorated Orthodox church was built on Toompea Hill in 1900, when Estonia was part of the Russian tsarist empire. The architect of the church was Mikhail Preobrazhenski.
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Nightlife - Tallinn - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: The town has a great nigthlife, specially in the weekend.
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Tallinn Gothic Town Hall - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: This late Gothic building is one of the most famed symbols of the city, recognized throughout Estonia as a venerable, unique architectural treasure.
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Town Hall Pharmacy - Tallin - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: The pharmacy, which stands on the corner of the Town Hall Square, was first mentioned in historical documents in 1422. It is one of the oldest pharmacies still functioning in its original spot in all of Europe.
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Toompea Castle - Tallinn - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: Toompea Castle, built during 13th and 14th centuries, is one of Estonia's oldest and grandest architectural groupings. The Estonian Parliament is housed in the complex.
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General View of the old Town - Tallinn
Author: A. De Cara
Text: View over the Old Town. In front of St. Olav Church. On the left, part of the city wall.
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Kadriorg Park - Estonia
Author: A. De Cara
Text: The park, 2km east of Tallinn's Old Town, is pleasant and wooded. The baroque Kadriorg Palace, it was designed for the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, by Italian Niccolo Michetti. The palace was built between 1718 and 1736 and the great man himself even laid three of its bricks. It now houses the Peter the Great Museum.
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