Raekoja plats, Tallinn
Town Hall Square Raekoda plats | |
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The square seen from Tallinn Town Hall | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
City | Tallinn |
Raekoja plats (English: Town Hall Square) is a town square beside Tallinn Town Hall (Estonian: Raekoda) in the center of the Tallinn Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia.
It is a venue for numerous small festivals or concerts like Tallinn Old Town Days (Estonian: Tallinna Vanalinna Päevad), and several bars and restaurants are located in the near vicinity. The square also hosts a market regularly, with many stalls selling traditional Estonian items and souvenirs (Estonian: Suveniirid).
On the side of Town Hall, there is Raeapteek (Town Hall Pharmacy), which is one of the oldest continuously running pharmacies in Europe, having always been in business in the same house since the early 15th century.
History
There has been a town hall in Tallinn since at least 1322 and a town square next to it ever since then. The hall was rebuilt from 1402 to 1404 into its current form, and a Christmas tree display has been held in the square since 1441, making the Tallinn Christmas tree display over 580 years old.
See also
- Tallinn Town Hall (Tallinna raekoda)
External links
- From Times Online, November 8, 2009, Europe's 20 best Christmas markets 2009
59°26′14.54″N 24°44′43.15″E / 59.4373722°N 24.7453194°E / 59.4373722; 24.7453194
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structures
- Toompea Castle
- Town Hall
- Old Thomas
- Kiek in de Kök
- St Mary's Cathedral
- St. Olaf's church
- St. Nicholas Church
- Church of the Holy Ghost
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Saint Catherine's Monastery
- Town Hall Pharmacy
- Great Guild
- Pikk Hermann tower
- Knighthood House
- Stenbock House
- Kadriorg Palace
- Presidential Palace
- Pirita Monastery
- Glehn Castle (Tallinn Observatory)
- Maarjamäe Manor
- Maarjamäe Memorial
- TV Tower
- Linnahall
- Patarei Sea Fortress-Prison
- Independence War Victory Column
- Bronze Soldier
- Charles Leroux Monument
- Russalka Memorial
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- Freedom Square
- Walls of Tallinn
- House of the Brotherhood of Blackheads
- Tallinn Synagogue
parks
- Tallinn Zoo
- Tallinn Botanic Garden
- Lake Ülemiste
- Lake Harku
- Pirita River
- Aegna island
- Kadriorg Park
- Danish King's Garden
- Kanuti Garden
- Kuberneri Garden
- Komandandi Garden
- Toompark
- Hirvepark
- Harjumägi
- Lindamägi
- Tammsaare Park
- Police Garden
- Löwenruh Park
- Glehn Park
- Jüriöö Park
- Pae Park
- Lillepi Park
- Kakumäe Coastal Park
- Kopli cemetery
- Kalamaja cemetery
- Metsakalmistu
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