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Viru Gate

Joseph Steingrübel1835

Tallinn City Museum

Tallinn City Museum
Tallinn, Estonia

In 1857, Tallinn was deleted from the list of fortified towns, which paved the way for the development of Tallinn. Large sections of the city wall were either dismantled, hidden by buildings erected next to the wall, or new passages were broken into the wall to facilitate traffic. All gate towers but one (at the end of Pikk jalg) were demolished and only two barbicans (Viru and the Great Coastal Gate) have been partly preserved. This view from 1835 shows the situation before the large-scale demolition works in the second half of the century.

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  • Title: Viru Gate
  • Creator: Joseph Steingrübel
  • Date created: 1835
  • Location: Tallinn, Estonia
  • Physical Dimensions: Height 21.9 cm, width 37.4 cm
  • External Link: View in Estonian Museums Public Portal
  • Medium: Lithograph
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