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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Tallinn | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 we arrive in evening; an unusual welcome |
 next morning, at the Viru Gate, entrance to the lower old town |
 walking up the medieval streets |
 colorful doors are a strong feature of this city |
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 in the upper old town, the Russian orthodox Nevsky cathedral |
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 Pikk Herman tower in the Toompea castle |
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 a view from the castle over the Baltic, toward Finland |
 the lower old town, St. Olaf's church in the distance |
 further out, the new town |
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 the Dome church, in the upper old town |
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 the Great Guild Hall, now the museum of Estonian history |
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 inside, a collection of old artifacts from this new country |
 an 11th c. sword; when a warrior was killed, his sword was also 'killed' |
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 a model of the Guild Hall |
 relics of an unpleasant time |
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 Tallinn's charming photography museum... |
 ...featuring many native artists and equipment inventors |
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 back in the old town |
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 on the hunt for Jewish Tallinn; here in the old town, an abandoned synagogue |
 now we're in the new town... |
 ...home to the one active synagogue in the city |
 a tour inside |
 back in the old town to see more of the ancient architecture... |
 ...including some surviving interiors (here's a painted ceiling) |
 thru a stone passageway... |
 ...to the ruins of the Dominican church |
 an impressive collection of gravestones |
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 the exterior of the church, now St. Catherine's passage |
 back in the old town alleys near our hotel |
 this house has lost its facade |
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 at first we thought this was advertising a purse snatching festival! |
 a long walk thru new town to the Kadriorg neighborhood... |
 ...home to many 19th c. wooden houses |
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 a few very modern buildings as well! |
 in the Kadriorg park, once the president's palace grounds |
 KUMU, the national museum of modern art |
 the architecture is as interesting as the contents |
 the temporary exhibits feature new media such as live video... |
 ...while the permanent collection features native artists and national folk themes |
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 each globe represents a different mapping of international networks |
 words from current news spelled in a falling stream of water droplets |
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 a view back toward old town |
 thru the park to the Baltic shore, a monument to shipwreck victims |
 looking across the bay to the ferry terminal |
 back into old town via the Great Coastal Gate and Fat Margaret's Tower |
 near the upper city wall |
 Harju street, an ancient city entrance rebuilt after destruction by the Soviets in 1944 |
 at St. Nicholas church, home to a rare 15th c. oil painting of the Dance Macabre |
 a last view toward old town... |
 ...and Old Thomas waves goodbye! |