Deykin House - Tallinn, Estonia
Posted by: Metro2
N 59° 26.193 E 024° 44.727
35V E 372130 N 6590830
This building is located at 6 Kuninga Street in Tallinn's Old Town.
Waymark Code: WMFEB2
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 10/06/2012
Views: 15
The sign on this building is written in Estonian and English. The English portion informs us:
"6 Kuninga Street, Late Gothic dwelling, an architectural monument under national protection. First mentioned in 1359 as the property of ship owner Jacobus Deyken. The stone building, first mentioned in 1373, was proceeded by several wooden buildings in the first half of the 14th century. Obtained its present dimensions and position of rooms in the 15th century. Rebuilt in the 17th century. Refurbished in 1983."
The building is now the home of the Kullo Lastegalerii
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This category is focused only to original Gothic architecture, not to pseudo-Gothic, neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival. You can not find this kind of architecture outside of "Old World", moreover this architecture appeared in ca XIIth century (early Gothic) and the last buildings are from cca XVIth (late Gothic) century...