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Alchemy around the Town Hall Pharmacy
The old world of the Town Hall Pharmacy drew on early remedies and theories of nature, but a specific alchemy laboratory needs proof.
Before modern chemistry, pharmacies worked with plants, minerals and complicated preparations. Knowledge of the period sometimes connected observation with astrology or inherited explanations. That context does not automatically establish that a named alchemist or secret gold-making workshop operated at Tallinn’s Town Hall Pharmacy. At Raekoja plats, surviving recipes and objects are better guides than a later mystical image.
Practical information
Address: Raekoja plats 11
Visit the Town Hall Pharmacy at Raekoja plats 11 and consult its displays. Do not treat an alchemy laboratory as a verified room without evidence.