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PIKK STREET

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2024
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A street where you can see the former residences of craftsmen and merchants, whose top floors were used as warehouses.

In the Middle Ages, this was the street of craftsmen and merchants. You can still see their old mansions, whose top floors were used as warehouses for merchandise. At no. 17, the Gothic gateway to the Great Guild, which in the 15th century brought together Tallinn's wealthiest merchants, houses the History Museum. At no. 20, the more recent Guild of Master Craftsmen of St. Canulte and a statue of Luther. At no. 26, the Black Heads Guild, an association of bachelor merchants whose patron saint was Saint Maurice (hence their name), boasts a facade richly decorated with various motifs and sculptures. No. 24 once housed the St. Olaf Guild, a guild of Estonian, Finnish and Swedish craftsmen. The building houses the St. Olaf Hall, dated 1405. Continuing northwards, you pass the Olevist Church and finally reach the Great Coastal Gate and the Marguerite Tower.

The latter dates from the 16th century and formed a bastion protecting the entrance to the old town. The gate was built in 1529, and its ogival arch is decorated with the Tallinn coat of arms chiselled in dolomite. The Marguerite Tower, known as Grosse Marguerite, is the most powerful tower in the city's fortified enclosure: 24 m in diameter, with walls 4.70 m thick. It was one of the city's first defensive towers. It now houses the Musée de la Marine. Nearby, a white cross has been erected in memory of the 852 victims of the Estonia ferry disaster in the Baltic in 1994.

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Visited in september 2023
Jolie rue avec quelques belles bâtisses mais qui manque un peu de charme à mon goût, comme finalement tout Tallinn. Ne pas oublier que Tallinn a été détruite pendant la seconde guerre mondiale et que du fait de sa reconstruction récente, et même toujours en court dans certains endroits, un certain effet Disneyland est présent : tout y est trop propre, trop net, trop neuf.
Rue très appréciée des tournages de séries et films.
HEDO
Visited in december 2021
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L'une des deux principales rues de la vieille ville
On y trouve de nombreuses belles bâtisses médiévales qui font le cachet et l'intérêt touristiques de Tallinn
Visited in july 2020
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Superbe et agréable promenade dans le Tallinn historique !
cecileb
Visited in february 2020
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Une jolie petite rue
Il est très agréable de flâner dans cette rue pavée et de découvrir les nombreuses maisons et portes colorées de la vieille ville.
mhumbert
Visited in july 2019
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Lors de la visite de la vieille ville, vous passerez obligatoirement par cette rue commerçante très vivante de la ville.
L'occasion de voir des belles façades en flânant ou faire un peu de shopping dans les magasins de souvenirs.

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