Viru Gate - Tallinn, Estonia
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Metro2
N 59° 26.238 E 024° 45.002
35V E 372392 N 6590905
These gates are part of remains of the 14th century walls and gates that surrounded and fortified the old town of Tallinn.
Waymark Code: WMFDTD
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 10/03/2012
Views: 44
Built in the 14th century, these gates are one of the few that remain...most having been demolished in more modern times to accomodate traffic.
This website (
visit link) informs us:
"The Town Wall of the 9 centuries old Tallinn formed a remarkable fortress during the Middle Ages. Still, we must not forget the important role played by the wall gates, including the main entrance to the Old Town – the Viru Gates."
and this tourism website page (
visit link) adds:
"This pair of picturesque, ivy-covered towers at the beginning of Viru Street – one of the main pedestrian arteries into Old Town – is often the very first glimpse visitors get of historic Tallinn. Anyone passing between them couldn't be blamed for thinking they've left the 21st century behind and landed smack in the middle of the 18th.
The towers are actually only the foregates of what was a much more complex gate system built in the 14th century. It included a large, square tower that stood father back along the street, close to where the city wall can be seen.
Most of the gate was pulled down in the 1880s to make room for traffic, but these two towers remained and have since become a symbol of the town."
The home tourism page is at (
visit link)
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