Murders and deaths
· Kesklinn
Memorial Site for the Victims of M/S Estonia
The MS Estonia memorial area recalls that 852 deaths represent individual lives, not merely one number.
The 1994 sinking shook Estonia and other countries around the Baltic Sea. The memorial area near Rannamäe tee and the Great Coastal Gate gives people a place to mourn even though the disaster happened far out at sea. The broken-line form and victims’ names bring a vast event back to individuals. This entry concerns the same remembrance area as the nearby monument entry, focusing on the quiet encounter with names and absence.
Practical information
Address: Rannamäe tee
Use public routes around Rannamäe tee. Watch traffic and give people visiting the memorial privacy.