{"id":19405,"date":"2018-06-22T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee.klient.veebimajutus.ee\/?p=19405\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T18:15:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:15:40","slug":"this-summer-the-four-towers-of-tallinn-city-museum-are-open-every-day-and-you-only-need-one-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/uncategorized\/this-summer-the-four-towers-of-tallinn-city-museum-are-open-every-day-and-you-only-need-one-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"You only need one ticket for the four towers of Tallinn City Museum!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tallinn City Museum\u2019s Kiek in de K\u00f6k artillery tower, Maiden Tower (Neitsitorn) museum cafe, Stable Tower (Tallitorn), Gate Tower of the Short Leg (L\u00fchikese jala v\u00e4ravatorn) and the parapet that connects them can be visited with one single ticket.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

From summer 2018 instead of two separate museums (Kiek in de K\u00f6k and Maiden Tower museum cafe) there is now one museum with the new name of Kiek in de K\u00f6k Fortifications Museum (an affiliate of Tallinn City Museum).
\nThe museum incorporates the fortification complex comprising four towers, the city wall with its parapet and the bastion passages. The museum presents an overview of how war has been waged and the defence of Tallinn through the ages.<\/p>\n

From now you can visit all parts of the fortification complex that are above ground, from Kiek in de K\u00f6k to the Gate Tower of the Short Leg, with a single ticket. There are magnificent views from the parapet across the Danish King\u2019s Garden across to the slopes of Toompea, Tallinn Bay and the Old Town. The Maiden Tower museum caf\u00e9 with its beautiful views, a one-time home to artists and a cafe with cult status during the 1980s, will continue to operate as part of the museum.<\/p>\n

For a truly memorable visit to the museum complex we recommend you to book a GUIDED TOUR OF THE FOUR TOWERS<\/strong>, which is available in Estonian, English, Russian and Finnish.
\nScheduled tours at set dates and times can be found here: in\u00a0English\u00a0<\/a>and in Estonian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More information: tel. (+372) 644 6686, email: kok@linnamuuseum.ee
\nOr join us at Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Kiek in de K\u00f6k Fortifications Museum<\/strong> includes the following sights:
\nDanish King\u2019s Garden:<\/strong> one-time courtyard where cannons and church bells were cast and the Toompea hillside, where in 1219 the Danish Dannebrog legend about one of the world\u2019s oldest national flags was born.
\nMaiden Tower<\/strong> (from 1370): unique square defence tower.
\nStable tower<\/strong> (from 1380): much-feared dungeon and lookout tower.
\nGate Tower of the Short Leg<\/strong> (from 1454): historical connection between Toompea and the lower town.
\nKiek in de K\u00f6k Artillery Tower<\/strong> (from 1483): largest medieval artillery tower in the Baltic States.
\nBastion Passages<\/strong> (17th century): passages and exhibition in the Swedish and Ingrian Bastions built to defend the city.<\/p>\n