Tallinn the capital of Estonia by Cehulić family
★★★★★ www.europeroadtrip.net ★★★★★ Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tallinn is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top 10 digital cities in the world. (source Wikipedia) 0:25 Passing Viru gate you are entering the Viru street the main entrace to the old city. 0:39 Town Hall square (Raekoja plats), in the middle of Tallinn's Lower Town (All-linn). 1:03 Kadriorg Palace (Kadrioru loss) Petrine Baroque palace of Catherine I of Russia in Tallinn. 1:20 The Tallinn Town Hall (Tallinna raekoda), built 1402-1404, is the only gothic style town hall in the Northern Europe. 1:30 The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an orthodox cathedral in the Tallinn Old Town in a typical Russian Revival style between 1894 and 1900. 1:51 Tallinn Zoo was founded in 1939. It is the only zoo in Estonia and as of 2008 it housed 7158 animals representing 619 species. 2:04 Stenbock House on Tallinn's Tompea hill seats today the Government of Estonia.
