Entrance to the home of the Brotherhood of Black Heads (Mustpeade maja) - Pikk 26. At first (since 1517) the Brotherhood just rented this house and only then in 1531 it was decided to buy it. They started from rebuilding: a new big hall was constructed, the next rebuilding happed in 1597. The Renaissance façade was added. And what about the door, ( Read more... )

Every time I'm walking down this street I want to eat something tasty and unhealthy… for example - bun. 🍰 And, by the way, I’m absolutely right! This is Saiakang (or Saia käik, Saiakäik) from Estonian “sai” - bun, so the name of this street can be translated as Bun's passage. The first bakeries are mentioned here in 1347! An even our days there are ( Read more... )

One of entrances to the Tallinn Old City (Kesklinna) - Great Coastal Gate (Suur Rannavärav) and Fat Margaret's Tower (Paks Margareeta). The Great Coastal Gate was built at the same time with the city wall in the 1300s and located in the end of Pikk street (#Pikktn). In the 16th century, during the reconstruction of the gate, the Fat Margaret's ( Read more... )

I don’t know why, but this place attracts me in Tallinn most of all - Pirita Convent (Pirita klooster) for both monks and nuns dedicated to St. Brigitta. When I was here the first time - it was closed. But past weekend I was lucky finally visit it. Special atmosphere is really filled here. Its history was started in the begining of the XV century, ( Read more... )

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"Decorative Norwegian Landscape" Nikolai Triik, 1908. Oil *** "Дэкаратыўны нарвежскі пейзаж" Мікалай Трыйк, 1908. Алей *** #estonia #eesti #tallinn #museum #art #estonianart #triik #NikolaiTriik #NikolaiValdemarTriik #modernism #Estonianpainter #estonianmodernism #estonianmodernismart #estonianmodernismpainter #oil #landscape #norvegianlandscape # ( Read more... )

And this picture can be used as illustration to phrase “When dreams come true”. Once upon a time little Nikolai drew a fairy tale castle and said: "This is my future house!". After about 35 years, in 1886 Nikolai von Glehn built his house - better known as the Glehn Castle (Glehni loss, Mustamäe Manor or Hohenhaupt). It was built in neo-gothic ( Read more... )

Enjoy each moment of your life. *** Атрымліваць асалоду ад кожнага імгнення жыцця *** #estonia #eesti #tallinn #thebalticsea #sea #sunset #belmova

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Я присоединяюсь к флэшмобу и приглашаю вас! Идея состоит в том, чтобы заполнить социальную сеть произведениями искусства в противовес палкам для селфи, фоткам еды и себя в спортзале)) Каждый, кто поставит "сердечко", получит имя художника, произведение которого он должен будет разместить на своей странице с этим текстом. Мне достался ....Шагал ( Read more... )