Plate Tower

The Plate Tower is a historic Kehler tower on the northwestern city wall of Tallinn, located between the Nunnadetorn (Nuns' Tower) and the Great Coastal Gate. It was built between 1401 and 1410 and is named after the tower guard of the time, Herbord Plate. The three-story structure is 24 meters (79 feet) tall and has a diameter of 9.75 meters (32 feet). Its footprint is round, with one segment on the city side flattened. Once part of the medieval defensive fortifications, it now stands empty and is no longer in use. Visitors can admire it from the outside, where it sits between the neighboring Köismäe and Epping towers.