Execution sites
· Kesklinn
The Condemned Prisoners’ Final Journey
The journey from court to an execution ground made a death sentence a public event witnessed by the town.
A judgement in old Tallinn did not remain on paper or within a closed courtroom. As a condemned person was led towards an execution site through the Harju and Roosikrantsi area, the journey displayed the power of the authorities in the streets. Routes may have changed over time, and a precise path cannot be reconstructed from today’s roads alone. Consider instead the human experience of public punishment: a person passed under the eyes of the city before reaching the final destination.
Practical information
Address: Harju–Roosikrantsi telg
Walk on public pavements along the Harju–Roosikrantsi axis. This is a way to consider the history, not a verified step-by-step route.