Walls of Tallinn

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Walls of Tallinn (Tallinn City Wall)
Native name
Estonian: Tallinna linnamüür
250px
Tallinn City Wall
Location Tallinn, Estonia
Founded 13th century
Built for Defense for the City of Tallinn
Architectural style(s) Medieval city wall
Official name: Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Designated 1997 (21st session)
Reference no. 822
Europe and North America
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/822

The Walls of Tallinn are the medieval defensive walls constructed around the city of Tallinn in Estonia.

History

The first wall around Tallinn was ordered to be constructed by Margaret Sambiria in 1265 and for that reason, it was known as the Margaret Wall. 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, and citizens of Tallinn were required to turn out for guard duty, which meant to wear their armour and demonstrate their readiness to face off invaders.[2]

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Objects in the city wall

Name Image Notes Location Coordinates
Long Leg Gate Tower
(Pika jala väravatorn)		 150px Pikk jalg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tower behind Almshouse
(Seegitagune torn)		 destroyed Nunne
Tower behind Sauna
(Saunatagune torn)		 partially extant Nunne 9
Nun's Gate
(Nunnavärav)		 150px Demolished in 1868. Nunne
Nun's Tower
(Nunnatorn)		 150px Väike-Kloostri 1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Monastery Gate
(Kloostrivärav)		 150px end of 19th century Suur-Kloostri Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sauna Tower
(Saunatorn)		 150px Suur-Kloostri 18 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Golden Leg Tower
(Kuldjala torn)		 150px Gümnaasiumi 3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tower behind Nuns
(Nunnadetagune torn)		 150px Kooli 1/3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Loewenschede Tower
(Loewenschede torn)		 150px Kooli 7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lippe Tower
(Lippe torn)		 destroyed Kooli 9
passage beside Lippe Tower 150px Built 1933 Laboratooriumi 21 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Köismäe Tower
(Köismäe torn)		 150px Laboratooriumi 27 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
breakthrough of Suurtüki street 150px 19th century Suurtüki Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Plate Tower
(Plate torn)		 150px Laboratooriumi 29 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Epping Tower
(Eppingi torn)		 150px Laboratooriumi 31 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tower behind Grusbeke
(Grusbeke-tagune torn)		 150px Laboratooriumi 33 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Renten Tower
(Renteni torn)		 lower part extant inside a later building Lai 49
Tower behind Wulfard
(Wulfardi-tagune torn)		 lower part extant Tolli 4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.}
Great Coastal Gate
(Suur Rannavärav)		 150px Pikk 70 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Fat Margaret
(Paks Margareeta)		 150px Pikk 70 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Stolting Tower
(Stoltingi torn)		 150px Pikk 68 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.}
Tower behind Hattorpe
(Hattorpe-tagune torn)		 150px Pikk 62 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
tower near the former Russian church destroyed Sulevimägi
Small Coastal Gate
(Väike Rannavärav)		 destroyed
Bremen Tower
(Bremeni torn)		 150px Vene 28 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bremen Passage
(Bremeni käik)		 150px 19th century Bremeni käik Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tower behind Monks
(Munkadetagune torn)		 150px Müürivahe 58 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Helleman Tower
(Hellemani torn)		 150px Müürivahe 48 / Uus 1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Viru Gate
(Viru värav)		 150px Viru Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Hinke Tower
(Hinke torn)		 150px Pärnu mnt 2 / Müürivahe 32 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Düvelsmoder Tower / Devil Mother's Tower
(Düvelsmoderi torn / Kuradiema torn)		 150px demolished in 1882 Väike-Karja/Müürivahe
Lurenburg cannon tower
(Lurenburgi suurtükitorn)		 Built 1538–1554, demolished in 1767 during the expansion of the bastion systems. Pärnu mnt 7
Cattle Gate
(Karjavärav)		 Built 1456, demolished in 1849 to widen the streets. Was used to transport cattle between the city and pastures.
Assauwe Tower
(Assauwe torn)		 150px Müürivahe 12 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Harju Gate
(Harju värav)		 150px
The main gate after the demolition of the front gates.		 Mentioned in 1361, 1448–1453 the second front gate was built. In 1862 the front gates were demolished and in 1875 the main gate. Harju Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Goat Tower
(Kitsetorn)		 Rüütli
Kiek in de Kök 150px Komandandi tee 2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Maiden's Tower
(Neitsitorn)		 150px Lossi plats 11 / Lühike jalg 9A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Stable Tower
(Tallitorn)		 150px Lossi plats 11 / Lühike jalg 9A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
breakthrough from Toompea to Danish King's Garden 150px Lühike jalg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Short Leg Gate Tower
(Lühikese jala väravatorn)		 150px Lühike jalg 9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Toomvärav 150px demolished in 1860.

Notes

  1. ↑ Andriy Ksenofontov, = Wall Street ... Estonian Times, 15 August 2002
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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