Tallinn Town Hall
Encyclopedia
The Tallinn Town Hall is a building in the Tallinn Old Town, in Tallinn
, Estonia
, beside Town Hall Square
. It is the only intact gothic
style town hall in the Northern Europe
.
was destroyed in an aerial bombing
on March 9, 1944. It was rebuilt in 1950.
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, beside Town Hall Square
Town Hall Square, Tallinn
The Town Hall Square is a city square beside Tallinn Town Hall at the center of Tallinn, Estonia. It is a venue for festivals or concerts like Tallinn Old Town Days , and several bars and restaurants are located in the near vicinity.- See also :...
. It is the only intact gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style town hall in the Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...
.
History
The first recorded mention of the Town Hall dates from 1322. Its present form dates from 1402-1404, when the building was rebuilt. The spireSpire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
was destroyed in an aerial bombing
Strategic bombing
Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability and public will to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces...
on March 9, 1944. It was rebuilt in 1950.
See also
- Town Hall Square, TallinnTown Hall Square, TallinnThe Town Hall Square is a city square beside Tallinn Town Hall at the center of Tallinn, Estonia. It is a venue for festivals or concerts like Tallinn Old Town Days , and several bars and restaurants are located in the near vicinity.- See also :...
- List of city and town halls
- Architecture of EstoniaArchitecture of EstoniaArchitecture of Estonia today represents a travel through time. The old town of Tallinn, a historic Hanseatic town called Reval, the capital of Estonia is one of the world's best preserved medieval architectural ensembles, UNESCO's World Heritage Site site since 1997...