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Tallinn Estonia πͺπͺ 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 against any coup attempts in 1991. Now, a memorial.
*5 / 6 In 1711 , Tsar Peter I and his wife stayed in this residence (December 13-27) on his first visit to the new provinces. Now, the bottom floor is a Post Office.
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Tallinn Estonia πͺπͺ
28dec22
I finally broke into the interior grounds of the Tallinna Linnahall yesterday. Iβve 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 β΅οΈ 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 withinβ¦Duran Duran, The Sugar Cubes, The Scorpions, ELO to name a few. Imagine a show in there! The city looked for investors from 2009-2015 to refurbish, renovate, and ultimately resurrect this iconic venue, but alas, to no avail. In June-July 2019, it actually served as the βKyiv Opera Houseβ for the movie, βTenet.β So you know thereβs a special hall in there somewhere. Which I have not gotten to yet, but yesterday was a major breakthrough getting to places the tourists canβt get toβ¦the different sides and levels that had been out of reach for me until yesterday. Many more pics to come. For now, this place in the center of the city, just slowly decays in front of our eyes. We are witnessing a slow, beautiful death.
*Feel free to fact-check the historical info I provided. This is just the story I have conjured up through my various researching and frequent visits. Iβm trying to know and understand it, rather than βvisitβ it. βπΌ
Goal: to get a guided tour of the inside. Thatβs not a thing, but I want it to be.
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Tallinn, Estonia πͺπͺ
28dec22
I finally broke into the interior grounds of the Tallinna Linnahall yesterday. Iβve 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 β΅οΈ 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 withinβ¦Duran Duran, The Sugar Cubes, The Scorpions, ELO to name a few. Imagine a show in there! The city looked for investors from 2009-2015 to refurbish, renovate, and ultimately resurrect this iconic venue, but alas, to no avail. In June-July 2019, it actually served as the βKyiv Opera Houseβ for the movie, βTenet.β So you know thereβs a special hall in there somewhere. Which I have not gotten to yet, but yesterday was a major breakthrough getting to places the tourists canβt get toβ¦the different sides and levels that had been out of reach for me until yesterday. Many more pics to come. For now, this place in the center of the city, just slowly decays in front of our eyes. We are witnessing a slow, beautiful death.
*Feel free to fact-check the historical info I provided. This is just the story I have conjured up through my various researching and frequent visits. Iβm trying to know and understand it, rather than βvisitβ it. βπΌ
Goal: to get a guided tour of the inside. Thatβs not a thing, but I want it to be.
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Tallinn, Estonia πͺπͺ
28dec22