Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1997 som kulturarv i Estonia. Platsen hör till regionen Europe and North America.

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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1997.

UNESCOThe origins of Tallinn date back to the 13th century, when a castle was built there by the crusading knights of the Teutonic Order. It developed as a major centre of the Hanseatic League, and its wealth is demonstrated by the opulence of the public buildings (the churches in particular) and the domestic architecture of the merchants' houses, which have survived to a remarkable degree despite the ravages of fire and war in the intervening centuries.