Gates, walls and towers
· Vanalinn
Hellemann Tower
Hellemann Tower and its surviving wall walk let visitors see Tallinn through a defender’s eyes.
Hellemann Tower and its surviving wall walk let visitors see Tallinn through a defender’s eyes. From above, guards watched the base of the wall, raised alarms and moved between towers without descending to the street.
Practical information
Address: Müürivahe 48
Climb the wall walk if open; the stairs are steep, but the view explains how the defence worked.