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The city wall and Viru Gates.
The Viru Gates were built in the 14th century, but the towers that now remain are only part of what was originally here.
The Viru Gates are in the eastern section of the city wall. The main tower of the gates was originally built in the years 1345-1355.
Standing on top of the city wall, you have a great view of the two towers that was the old entrance to the city. By the 16th century, Tallinn’s defence system was one of the most powerful in Northern Europe.
The city wall was three meters thick, sixteen meters high, and four kilometres long, completely encircling the city with 46 defence towers. The portion of the wall that has survived is two kilometres long, encompassing 26 of the original towers.
If you look at the top picture, you can see that under the wall (the part where the picture is taken from) there are a lot of booths selling………… yes; you guessed it, flowers and tourist souvenirs.
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