History & Culture

Nõmme Rahu Church

In 1901 Nikolai von Glehn established a workshop on the plot of the present-day Nõmme Rahu Kirik.In 1904 Glehn offered the bankrupt foundry building to the fraternity of the Moravians for holding their prayer meetings….

Bethel Lutheran Church in Tallinn

Bethel Lutheran Church in Tallinn is the smallest Lutheran church in the capital. The Bethel congregation was established in 1927.The church building has been designed by architect Sacharias and it was completed in 1938. Bethel…

St. Jacob’s Church in Viimsi

Built in 2007, this is the first and so far only Lutheran church built in Estonia since World War Two. It was designed by architects Martin Aunin and Erkki Ristoja. Situated on the waterfront, the…

St. George’s Church in Jüri

A pseudi-Gothic church (architect Friedrich Axel von Howen) built on a mediaeval foundation. The interior reflects the colours of the Estonian flag. A very old church bell is the oldest of Harju county. A wheel…

Pickwa St. Michael Chapel

The chapel of Tallinn Diaconal Hospital, designed in 1891, was a little building in the yard of a large complex of the Tallinn Magdaleena Hospital. Pickwa St. Michael Chapel was moved to Pikva because it was a…

St. Lawrence Church in Kuusalu

Kuusalu Church, dedicated to protodeacon martyr St. Lawrence, is considered to be one of the oldest stone churches in Northern Estonia. It was most likely the Gotlandish Cistercian monks who started building a house of…

Harju-Jaani Church

Harju-Jaani Church was consecrated on 13 October 1863 (architect Friedrich Wilhelm Alisch). The donation was made by local landlords and rural municipalities. The stone altar covered with boarding originates from the old church (13th-14th centuries),…

St. Michael’s (Miikaeli) Church in Keila

The construction of the biggest mediaeval country church in Harju County probably started immediately after Northern Estonia had been subjected to the king of Denmark. There is no data about the first years of the…

Children´s Museum Miiamilla

Children´s Museum Miiamilla is a playful environment for children and families. Here, you can experience and learn. The museum operates in a colourful house with a tower built in 1937 as the main building of Kadriorg…

Rock Club Tapper

Rock Club Tapper is an important site in the local rock scene. The black-box club and bar, specially designed as a concert hall, can accommodate up to 500 guests. Club Tapper offers high-quality live concerts…

Rotermann Quarter

Rotermann Quarter puts people first and says: life should be enjoyed. From work life to free time, from social life to time with yourself. At all times. 24/7. Rotermann doesn’t let life get away from…

Freedom Square in Tallinn and the monument to the War of Independence

The representative square of Tallinn – Freedom Square is a popular meeting place designed for pedestrians. The monument to the War of Independence is also located there. Over the years, the square has gone by many…