Stamp of ESTONIA 2004 - Tallinn town hall 600./297-13.05.04

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The Town Hall of Tallinn is the best-preserved residence of a medieval city council in Northern Europe. First mentioned as a consistorium in 1322 and as town hall in 1372, it acquired its present Gothic appearance after reconstruction under master mason Ghercke in 1402-04. The Tallinn Town Hall is two-storied, built of local limestone with a tall saddle roof and an octagonal console tower. The Late Renaissance spire with open galleries as well as the dragonhead waterspouts through a decorative parapet along the top of the façade are of 1627-28. A trooper-shaped weathervane called Vana Toomas (Old Thomas), one of the best-known symbols of Tallinn, has been standing at the top of the spire since 1530. The main rooms are on the first floor – the Citizens’ Hall of Gothic features and the mainly baroque Council Hall, furnished with old and new art treasures in 1667. Rebuilt in Gothic Revival style in the 19th century, the Town Hall was restored to its original appearance in 1971-75. Today it continues to fulfil its traditional function of being the backdrop to festive ceremonies and functions of the City.

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