Pikk 16 - Maiasmokk - Tallinn, Estonia
N 59° 26.299 E 024° 44.730
35V E 372139 N 6591027
This marker provides the history of the Maiasmokk ("Sweet Tooth") building at Pikk 16 in the Old Town area of Tallinn, Estonia.
Waymark Code: WMPQD5
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 10/07/2015
Views: 3
The historical marker provides text in Estonian and English. The English text reads:
"A tradition domain of bakers and confectioners from the 17th century. The most famous confectioner in Tallinn, Georg Stude, who established his company in 1864, had the two smaller medieval houses reconstructed into one big building. The historicist house was projected by the architect Nikolai Thamm Senior. This site housed the confectioners who were renowned for making marzipan and chocolate, along with the business and living quarters of the owner. The company also had a shop in Moscow. In 1877-84, with the help of Polish restorers, the building was converted to the cafe-confectioner's "Sweet tooth".
The successor to Georg Stude's company, the confectionery company "Kalev", established a marzipan museum-room here and is about to establish a museum of sweets in the building."
Group that erected the marker: City of Tallinn
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Pikk 16
Tallinn, Estonia
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