This tour will take you to see the finest and most exciting examples of Soviet architecture across Tallinn, from buildings erected for Soviet power structures to large-scale memorials exhibiting the best of landscape architecture of the period. With this tour, you’ll also get a chance to peek into some of the buildings, upon request on booking.
Destinations
Rävala Boulevard: an administrative and urban centre during the Soviet era, including the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, designed at the time for the EKP (Communist Party of Estonia); the Academic Library
Cinema "Sõprus: an example of Soviet architecture right in the heart of Tallinn Old Town
Hotel Viru: purpose-built to keep an eye on foreign tourists visiting the Soviet Union
Tallinn Song Festival Grounds: the scene for the biggest music event in Estonia
Maarjamäe war memorial: even in its dilapidated state, still one of the best large-scale landscape architecture examples in the region
Pirita Spa Hotel at the Tallinn Olympic Sailing Centre and the Olympic facilities on the Pirita River – an overview of how Tallinn was changed for the 1980 Games
Soviet prefab-suburb Lasnamägi: large-scale Soviet urban planning
Linnahall Concert Hall: Soviet landmark connecting the city and the sea
