Frogmouth Cottage Photography

Tallinn Old Town

6 July 2020 Europe
  • Black and white photo of a church tower surrounded by houses in the foreground.
    St. Olaf’s Church, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017
  • Black and white photo of the onion domes on a Russian style cathedral.
    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017.
  • Black and white photo of a Russian style cathedral with onion domes.
    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017.
  • Black and white photo of a stone defensive wall with narrow rectangular windows.
    Medieval defense wall, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017.
  • Black and white photo, taken on an angle, with a stone wall and archway in the foreground and an church with onion domes in the background.
    Medieval defense wall, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017
  • Black and white photo of an antique wooden wall phone. There is a label on it that reads "Reception dial 100".
    Reception dial 100, Hotel Telegraaf, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017
  • Black and white photo of a grand stone building with a balcony and coach entrance. the flag of Estonia is flying above it.
    Parliament of Estonia, Tallinn Estonia, December 2017.

Tallinn Old Town is one the best preserved medieval towns in Europe, with cobble stoned streets, intact medieval walls and towers, St Olaf’s Church (1267), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (1900) with it’s iconic onion domes, The Parliament Of Estonia (a 13th century castle) and the Telegraph Hotel (housed in the old Estonian Telegraph building, 1878). No wonder it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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