About Freedom Square
Freedom Square in Tallinn is a central site of Estonian history and identity, located at the southern edge of the Old Town. Its development goes back more than seven hundred years, and it took on its present basic shape in 1900. The buildings from the 1930s shape its modern appearance, which is set off in striking contrast by the Neo-Gothic St. John's Church to the east and the Plexiglas monument to the War of Independence, unveiled in 2009. Today the square serves as a transportation hub and a venue for public events, and it commemorates the regained sovereignty of the Republic of Estonia.
Based on the article “Freiheitsplatz (Tallinn)” from the German Wikipedia, summarized and rephrased by a language modelLicense CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Sight › Historic sites
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- Address
- Vabaduse väljak 9
10142 Tallinn, Estonia - District
- Kesklinna linnaosa
- Phone
- +37256987258
- Website
- et.wikipedia.org
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- Coordinates
- 59.43383° N · 24.74414° E
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Featuring the simple and elegant St. John's Church from the 1860s and the contemporary Victory Column, erected in 2009 to commemorate the Estonian War of Independence of 1918-1920. The square looks especially spectacular at nighttime, when the column is lit up.
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