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   Toompea Castle

   Toompea castle (Estonian: Toompea loss) is a medieval castle on Toompea hill in the central part of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In modern times, it houses the Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu).

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   Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

   The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Tallinn is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central Tallinn, Estonia. It was built in 1894–1900, when the country was part of the former Russian Empire.

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   St. Nicholas' Church

   St. Nicholas Church (Estonian: Niguliste kirik, German: Nikolaikirche) is a medieval church building in Tallinn (Reval), Estonia.

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   St. Olaf's Church

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   St. Mary's Cathedral

   A thirteenth-century Lutheran cathedral on Toompea hill — the oldest church in Tallinn and on the Estonian mainland. It was also the only building on Toompea to survive the great fire of the seventeenth century.

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   Kadriorg Palace

   Kadriorg Palace (Estonian: Kadrioru loss, German: Schloss Katharinental) is an 18th-century Petrine Baroque palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

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   Kumu

   The Kumu Art Museum (Estonian: Kumu kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tallinn, Estonia. It is one of the largest museums in Estonia and one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe.

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   Pikk Hermann

   Pikk Hermann (Estonian lit. 'the Tall Hermann'; German: Langer Hermann) is a tower of the Toompea Castle, on Toompea (Domberg) hill in Tallinn (Reval), the capital of Estonia.

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   Freedom Square

   Freedom Square (Estonian: Vabaduse väljak) is a plaza on the southern end of the Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia, where state functions and various concerts take place. It is bounded on the east by St.

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    Tallinn TV Tower

    Tallinn TV Tower (Estonian: Tallinna teletorn) is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event (see Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics).

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   Tallinn Song Festival Grounds

   The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Estonian: Lauluväljak) are the grounds on which the Estonian Song Festival "Laulupidu" is held every five years.

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   Walls of Tallinn

   The Walls of Tallinn are the medieval defensive walls constructed around the city of Tallinn in Estonia.

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   Patarei prison

   Patarei Prison (Estonian: Patarei vangla), also known as Patarei Sea Fortress and Tallinn Central Prison (Tallinna Keskvangla), commonly known as The Battery (Patarei), is a building complex in Kalamaja district of Tallinn, Estonia.

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   Presidential Palace

   The Residence of the President of Estonia, known officially as the Kadriorg Administrative Building, and since 1992 sometimes colloquially as the "president's palace", is a building located in the Kadriorg Park, Tallinn, capital city of Estonia.

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   Kiek in de Kök

   Kiek in de Kök (Low German: Kiek in de Kök, lit. 'Peek into the Kitchen') is an artillery tower in Tallinn, Estonia, built in 1475.

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   Fat Margaret

   Fat Margaret (Estonian: Paks Margareeta, German: Dicke Margarethe) is a tower in Tallinn, Estonia. Nowadays, the tower is home to Estonian Maritime Museum.

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   Russalka Memorial

   Russalka Memorial (Estonian: Russalka mälestussammas) is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia (then part of the Russian Empire) to mark the ninth annive…

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   Suur Tõll

   Suur Tõll is an Estonian steam-powered icebreaker preserved in the Estonian Maritime Museum in Tallinn.

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   St. Peter's and St. Paul's Cathedral

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    Church of the Holy Spirit

    The Church of the Holy Ghost or Church of the Holy Spirit (Estonian: Püha Vaimu kirik, German: Heiliggeistkirche ) is a medieval Lutheran church in the old town district of Tallinn, Estonia.

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