Execution sites
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Roosikrantsi Execution Site
Stories of execution around Roosikrantsi Street recall a city edge where public punishment changed the meaning of a road.
The history of the Roosikrantsi Street area is associated with movement out of town towards an execution ground. The modern streetscape differs greatly: traffic, buildings and boundaries have changed. Without further evidence, no particular stretch of pavement should be declared the exact site of a gallows. The area shows how the power of the court extended into public space and turned the edge of the city into a landscape of punishment.
Practical information
Address: Roosikrantsi tänav
View Roosikrantsi Street from pedestrian routes. Treat the map point as an area marker, not proof of an exact gallows location.