The cannon tower was added to the coastal gate in the 16th century to protect the harbour. It measures a height of 20 metres and a diameter of 25 metres with 155 loopholes, and is the shortest tower in the city wall. It now houses the Estonian Maritime Museum.

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One of the guilds of merchants.

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Church of the Holy Ghost was completed in the 1360’s and except the baroque spire, it has retained its original medieval exterior. The tower bell was made in 1433, and was the oldest in Estonia. The painted clock on its facade is the oldest public timekeeper in Tallinn. The altar, commissioned from Berndt Notke in 1483, is one of the most precious medieval works of art in Estonia. The church also holds an important place in Estonian cultural history: the first Estonian sermons were preached here; the Livonian chronicler Balthasar Russow worked here as a teacher in the late 16th century; and Johann Koell, a pastor at the church, is considered to be the author of the first Estonian book, a catechism published in 1535.

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Parliament Building is housed in the Toompea Castle which was built in the 13th to the 14th centuries 50 meters above sea level.

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Kiek in de Kok literally means Peep into the Kitchen because of the height and location of the towers allowed the occupants the ability to see what was cooking in the kitchens of nearby houses.

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