Tallinn history tour

Tallinn is Estonia's capital and largest city, with a legacy from the Viking Age, the Hanseatic League, the Danish Empire, the Swedish Empire, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and independence achieved in 1991.

Understand
Tallinn grew from the Toompea castle, founded by Valdemar the Victorious of Denmark. The most probable origin of the city's name is Taani linn; the Danish Castle; it has also been interpreted as Talvelinn; the Winter City. Reval is a Germanic name of the city, used by the Teutonic order and the Hanseatic League, and the Germanic influence is visible in the old city's timberframe and brick architecture.

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 * Tenet tour, for the sets of the 2020 film Tenet.