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Tallinn, Estonia

Old Town Tallinn walk exploring, what once was two feuding medieval towns separated by a wall, Toompea (upper town) the seat of government and All-Linn (lower town) autonomous as the Hanseatic trading center filled with German, Danish and Swedish merchants who hired Estonians for menial labor.
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Tallinn has westernized at an astounding rate, yet the Old World ambience of the walled town center is beautifully preserved
Tallinn has westernized at an astounding rate, yet the Old World ambience of the walled town center is beautifully preserved		 Tallin's walled Old Town, historically 2 towns, divided into upper town(Toompea) and lower town(All-linn)
Tallin's walled Old Town, historically 2 towns, divided into upper town(Toompea) and lower town(All-linn)		 St. Olav's Chrurch Spire(once the tallest in the land) and Fat Mararet Tower
St. Olav's Chrurch Spire(once the tallest in the land) and Fat Mararet Tower
Fat Margaret-(1511) defensive outpost guarding the Great Coastal Gate, built big to impress outsiders arriving from sea
Fat Margaret-(1511) defensive outpost guarding the Great Coastal Gate, built big to impress outsiders arriving from sea		 Nowadays, the tower is the headquarter of Estonian Maritime Museum
Nowadays, the tower is the headquarter of Estonian Maritime Museum		 Great Coastal Gate with relief dating to Hanseatic times when Sweden took Estonia from the German Teutonic Knights
Great Coastal Gate with relief dating to Hanseatic times when Sweden took Estonia from the German Teutonic Knights
Elaborately carved door evokes the wealth of Tallinn's mearchant class
Elaborately carved door evokes the wealth of Tallinn's mearchant class		 Three Sisters Buildings are textbook examples of a merchant home, warehouse, office from the Hanseatic Golden Age
Three Sisters Buildings are textbook examples of a merchant home, warehouse, office from the Hanseatic Golden Age		 Pikk Street, (literally Long Street) the medieval merchant's main drag leads from the harbor up into town
Pikk Street, (literally Long Street) the medieval merchant's main drag leads from the harbor up into town
12th century St. Olav's Church(relates to King Olaf II of Norway) it's tall spire helped approching ships set their course
12th century St. Olav's Church(relates to King Olaf II of Norway) it's tall spire helped approching ships set their course		 Cobblestone streets add to the old-world feeling in Old Town, considered one of Europe's best preserved medieval cities
Cobblestone streets add to the old-world feeling in Old Town, considered one of Europe's best preserved medieval cities		 This building was once the sinister local headquarters of the KGB where creative interrogation methods were used
This building was once the sinister local headquarters of the KGB where creative interrogation methods were used
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