The Great Guild Hall Museum - Tallinn, Estonia
Posted by: Torgut
N 59° 26.294 E 024° 44.737
35V E 372146 N 6591017
This is the main Tallinn city museum and it's located right on the historical center of the town.
Waymark Code: WMMG6R
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 09/16/2014
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The Great Guild Hall is one of the most distinguished public buildings of medieval Tallinn. The Gothic-style building, completed in 1410, was built on what was then the main street, and near the Town Hall.
From the official website of Estonian tourism:
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visit link)
"The medieval Great Guild Hall has always played an important role in the life of the city. The permanent exhibition at the History Museum "SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL. 11,000 years of Estonian History" (opened in 2011) helps to understand the singularity of the people who have lived in Estonia and introduces historical events that have affected them the most. The exhibition discloses the story of Estonian past through rooms with different topics, such as the Gun Room that tells about wars, the exhibition "Power of the Elite" that talks about the Great Guild and mediaeval trade. You can also see different currencies and take part in historical events in the interactive time capsule."