Heritage Sites Gallery

View of the Church of St Olaf - Tallinn, Estonia (Reval)

View of the Church of St Olaf - Tallinn, Estonia (Reval). The building was actually the tallest structure in the world for 76 years between 1549 and 1625, when the spire burnt down following a lightning strike! Date: circa 1909

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Town Hall in Old Town Square, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn

Town Hall in Old Town Square, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

© Neale Clark

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Maidens Tower, one of the more famous of Tallinns medieval defence towers

Maiden's Tower, one of the more famous of Tallinn's medieval defence towers, dating back to the 14th century, houses a museum and a cafA©. Tallinn, Estonia

© Mauricio Abreu / AWL Images

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