walls of Tallinn

{{Short description|Historic wall built around the city of Tallinn}}

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| name = Walls of Tallinn (Tallinn City Wall)

| native_name = Tallinna linnamüür

| native_language = et

| image = Tornide väljak 2014.jpg

| caption = Tallinn City Wall

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| location = Tallinn, Estonia

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| architecture = Medieval city wall

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| founded = 13th century

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| built_for = Defense for the City of Tallinn

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| designation1 = WHS

| designation1_offname = Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn

| designation1_date = 1997 (21st session)

| designation1_type = Cultural

| designation1_criteria = ii, iv

| designation1_number = 822

| designation1_free1value = Europe and North America

| designation1_free2value = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/822

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

History

The first wall around Tallinn was ordered to be constructed by Margaret Sambiria in 1265 resulting in its name, the 'Margaret Wall.' This wall was less than {{convert|5|m|ft|}} tall and about {{convert|1.5|m|ft|}} thick at its base.Andriy Ksenofontov, [http://www.epl.ee/?artikkel = Wall Street ...] Estonian Times, 15 August 2002 Since that time it has been enlarged and strengthened. The walls and the many gates are still largely extant today. This is one of the reasons that Tallinn's old town became a World Heritage Site. The walls were enlarged in the fourteenth century, and citizens of Tallinn were required to turn out for guard duty, which meant to wear their armour and demonstrate their readiness to face invaders.{{cite book|last=Bousfield|first=Jonathon|title=The Rough Guide to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania p.71|year=2011|pages=392|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kGTCuUxrdKoC&q=Tallinn+city+wall|isbn=9781848368880}}

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Objects in the city wall

class="wikitable" !Name !Image !Notes !Location !Coordinates
Long Leg Gate Tower (Pika jala väravatorn)	150px		Pikk jalg	{{coord\|59\|26\|15.87\|N\|24\|44\|34.33\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Pika jala väravatorn}}
Tower behind Almshouse (Seegitagune torn)		demolished in the 19th century	Nunne 3
Tower behind Sauna (Saunatagune torn)	150px	partially extant	Nunne 9 / Nunne 11A
Nun's Gate (Nunnavärav)	150px	Demolished in 1868.	Nunne
Nun's Tower (Nunnatorn)	150px		Väike-Kloostri 1	{{coord\|59\|26\|21.41\|N\|24\|44\|32.55\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Nunnatorn}}
Monastery Gate (Kloostrivärav)	150px	end of 19th century	Suur-Kloostri	{{coord\|59\|26\|22.01\|N\|24\|44\|32.51\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Kloostrivärav}}
Sauna Tower (Saunatorn)	150px		Suur-Kloostri 18	{{coord\|59\|26\|22.63\|N\|24\|44\|32.49\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Saunatorn}}
Golden Leg Tower (Kuldjala torn)	150px		Gümnaasiumi 1A	{{coord\|59\|26\|24.11\|N\|24\|44\|33.25\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Kuldjala torn}}
Tower behind Nuns (Nunnadetagune torn)	150px		Kooli 1	{{coord\|59\|26\|25.39\|N\|24\|44\|34.27\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Nunnadetagune torn}}
Loewenschede Tower (Loewenschede torn)	150px		Kooli 7	{{coord\|59\|26\|26.18\|N\|24\|44\|35.99\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Loewenschede torn}}
Lippe Tower (Lippe torn)		destroyed	Kooli 9
passage beside Lippe Tower	150px	Built 1933	Laboratooriumi 21	{{coord\|59\|26\|26.5\|N\|24\|44\|38.85\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=passage}}
Rope Hill Tower (Köismäe torn)	150px		Laboratooriumi 27	{{coord\|59\|26\|27.4\|N\|24\|44\|41.67\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Köismäe torn}}
breakthrough of Suurtüki street	150px	19th century	Suurtüki	{{coord\|59\|26\|28.24\|N\|24\|44\|43.48\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=breakthrough}}
Plate Tower (Plate torn)	150px		Laboratooriumi 29	{{coord\|59\|26\|28.63\|N\|24\|44\|43.98\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Plate torn}}
Epping Tower (Eppingi torn)	150px		Laboratooriumi 31	{{coord\|59\|26\|29.82\|N\|24\|44\|46.2\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Eppingi torn}}
Tower behind Grusbeke (Grusbeke-tagune torn)	150px		Laboratooriumi 33	{{coord\|59\|26\|31.22\|N\|24\|44\|48.62\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Grusbeke-tagune torn}}
Renten Tower (Renteni torn)	150px	lower part extant inside a later building	Lai 49
Tower behind Wulfard (Wulfardi-tagune torn)	150px	lower part extant	Tolli 4	{{coord\|59\|26\|32.3\|N\|24\|44\|53.97\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Wulfgardi-tagune torn}}}
Great Coastal Gate (Suur Rannavärav)	150px		Pikk 70	{{coord\|59\|26\|33.23\|N\|24\|44\|57.44\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Suur Rannavärav}}
Fat Margaret (Paks Margareeta)	150px		Pikk 70	{{coord\|59\|26\|33.3\|N\|24\|44\|58.72\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Paks Margareeta}}
Stolting Tower (Stoltingi torn)	150px		Pikk 68	{{coord\|59\|26\|31.78\|N\|24\|44\|58.62\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Stoltingi torn}}
Tower behind Hattorpe (Hattorpe-tagune torn)	150px		Pikk 62	{{coord\|59\|26\|29.5\|N\|24\|44\|57.6\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Hattorpe-tagune torn}}
tower near the former Russian church		destroyed	Sulevimägi
Small Coastal Gate (Väike Rannavärav)		destroyed
Bremen Tower (Bremeni torn)	150px		Vene 28	{{coord\|59\|26\|21.86\|N\|24\|44\|57\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Bremeni torn}}
Bremen Passage (Bremeni käik)	150px	19th century	Bremeni käik	{{coord\|59\|26\|21.54\|N\|24\|44\|57.15\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Bremeni käik}}
Tower behind Monks (Munkadetagune torn)	150px		Müürivahe 58	{{coord\|59\|26\|18.46\|N\|24\|44\|58.89\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Munkadetagune torn}}
Helleman Tower (Hellemani torn)	150px		Müürivahe 48	{{coord\|59\|26\|15.15\|N\|24\|44\|59.82\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Hellemanni torn}}
Viru Gate (Viru värav)	150px		Viru	{{coord\|59\|26\|11.87\|N\|24\|45\|1.31\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Viru värav}}
Hinke Tower (Hinke torn)	150px		Pärnu mnt 2 / Müürivahe 32	{{coord\|59\|26\|9.55\|N\|24\|44\|57.98\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Hinke torn}}
Düvelsmoder Tower / Devil's Mother's Tower (Düvelsmoderi torn / Kuradiema torn)	150px	demolished in 1882	Väike-Karja/Müürivahe
Lurenburg Artillery Tower (Lurenburgi suurtükitorn)		Built 1538–1554, demolished in 1767 during the expansion of the bastion systems.	Pärnu mnt 7
Cattle Gate (Karjavärav)		Built 1456, demolished in 1849 to widen the streets. Was used to transport cattle between the city and pastures.
Assauwe Tower (Assauwe torn)	150px		Müürivahe 12	{{coord\|59\|26\|5.61\|N\|24\|44\|43.33\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Assauwe torn}}
Harju Gate (Harju värav)	150px The main gate after the demolition of the front gates.	Mentioned in 1361, 1448–1453 the second front gate was built. In 1862 the front gates were demolished and in 1875 the main gate.	Harju	{{coord\|59\|26\|4.74\|N\|24\|44\|37.53\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Harju värav}}
Goat Tower (Kitsetorn)			Rüütli
Kiek in de Kök	150px		Komandandi tee 2	{{coord\|59\|26\|5.14\|N\|24\|44\|29\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Kiek in de Kök}}
Maiden's Tower (Neitsitorn)	150px		Lossi plats 11 / Lühike jalg 9A	{{coord\|59\|26\|6.8\|N\|24\|44\|27.51\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Neitsitorn}}
Stable Tower (Tallitorn)	150px		Lossi plats 11 / Lühike jalg 9A	\|{{coord\|59\|26\|8.43\|N\|24\|44\|26.91\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Tallitorn}}
breakthrough from Toompea to Danish King's Garden	150px		Lühike jalg	{{coord\|59\|26\|8.9\|N\|24\|44\|27.14\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=breakthrough}}
Short Leg Gate Tower (Lühikese jala väravatorn)	150px		Lühike jalg 9	{{coord\|59\|26\|10.01\|N\|24\|44\|28.15\|E\|type:landmark_region:EE\|name=Lühikese jala väravatorn}}
Dome Gate (Toomvärav)	150px	demolished in 1860.

Tram services

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|line12=2|left12=Linnahall|right12=Põhja puiestee

|line15=5|left15=Kanuti|right15=Põhja puiestee}}

Notes

Category:Buildings and structures in Tallinn

Tallinn

Category:1265 establishments in Europe

Category:Military history of Tallinn

Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Estonia

Category:Tallinn-related lists

Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century

Category:Gothic architecture in Estonia

Category:Tourist attractions in Tallinn

Category:Tallinn Old Town

Category:Fortifications in Estonia