Lost monuments
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The Broken Line Memorial
The “Journey” at Maarjamäe gives the names of victims of communism a space visitors must walk through.
The long, dark-walled passage of Estonia’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism does not present loss as a mere number. Names fill the space, and walking its length takes time, allowing the scale and the individual lives to register. Other layers of war memory lie nearby at Maarjamäe, but this memorial is dedicated to victims of communist terror. Passing through cannot restore interrupted lives; it gives them a place in public memory.
Practical information
Address: Maarjamäe
Visit the Maarjamäe memorial quietly. Do not touch name plaques or disturb mourners and commemorative events.