Tallinn Hall Building

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Homepage: www.tallinn.ee/raekoda Everyone in Tallinn and probably in all of Estonia knows Tallinn Town Hall; if they have not visited it then they at least will have seen images of it. The building history of this most familiar Gothic monument to Estonians probably goes back to the thirteenth century. Tallinn Town Hall, first built as an impressive residence of the town council, is located in the Old Town, on the south side of Raekoja Square. It is an oblong two-storey building, constructed of local limestone. The building is covered by a high pitched roof resting on steep gables. The main façade faces north, the former market square, and stands on a vaulted open arcade. The façade is topped with a decorative crenellated parapet with gargoyles in the shape of dragons heads. The windows and portals of the building are also remarkable. A slender octagonal tower emerges from the eastern wall of the building; it is crowned by a late Renaissance spire. A weathervane with the figure of a squire known as Old Thomas stands at the top of the spire; there is another weathervane on the western gable of the building. The cellars and ground floor of the town hall served for household purposes; the first floor housed the festive public rooms. #Estonia #Raekoda #Tallinn #Tallinn_Town_hall #Vlad #Ратуша #Таллинн #Эстония