Paterei Prison Paterei Sea Fortress Tallinn Central Prison / The Battery The fort was built from 1830–1837 as part of the fortifications for the tsarist Russian state. The building order was given by emperor Nicholas I. The Republic of Estonia, which declared independence in 1918, reconstructed it as a prison after World War I. In 1919, the fort’s main function became a prison, lasting until 2005. For Estonians, Patarei is one of the most prominent symbols of Soviet and Nazi political terror. ~wiki Tallinn Estonia December 2022 ..read more

“?? ????????? ?????? ? ?????? ????, ???? ? ???? ??? ?? ??? ????? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????, ?? ??????? ??????? ???? ?? ???? ?????????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ?? ?? ??? & ????????” . ??????? ???? ???? ???? ????_? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ???????, ????? ??????? Tallinn Estonia dec2022 *1 / 2Estonian Parliament building in the baroque, salmon-colored 13th-century Toompea Castle. *3 ‘Estonia’ armored car (1918) in Hirvepark, as part of a monument commemorating the Estonian War Of Independence. *4 This boulder is one of the blocks used on the road to Toompea for protection agains ..read more

Tallinna Linnahall, 28dec22 ..read more

Tallinna Linnahall, 28dec22 ..read more

Tallinna Linnahall, 28dec22 ..read more

“? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ??? ??????? ??????? ??? ???? ?? ??? ?????.” . ??????? ???? ???? ???? ????_? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ???????, ????? ??????? . Tallinn Estonia 28dec22 ..read more

Stoked to see my favorite Tallinn character got into the inner sanctum of the Tallinna Linnahall… 28dec22 ..read more

I finally broke into the interior grounds of the Tallinna Linnahall yesterday. I’ve been flirting with it for over a year. Saw an opening and I entered. This place is a ghostly symbol of Soviet times. Built in 1980 for the Moscow Olympics – they needed a suitable sailing regatta location – originally named V.I. Lenin Palace of Sports and Culture. It stands locked and boarded up and on its surface, tourists traipse to and fro gawking at the graffiti and getting a view of the Sea. The skating rink closed in 2009 and the concert hall closed in 2010. Amazing performers graced the concert hall wit ..read more

I finally broke into the interior grounds of the Tallinna Linnahall yesterday. I’ve been flirting with it for over a year. Saw an opening and I entered. This place is a ghostly symbol of Soviet times. Built in 1980 for the Moscow Olympics – they needed a suitable sailing regatta location – originally named V.I. Lenin Palace of Sports and Culture. It stands locked and boarded up and on its surface, tourists traipse to and fro gawking at the graffiti and getting a view of the Sea. The skating rink closed in 2009 and the concert hall closed in 2010. Amazing performers graced the concert hall wit ..read more

“I walk at random, calm and empty, under this wasted sky.” Nausea, Jean-Paul Sartre December 2022 ..read more