Tallinn Town Hall

Tallinn Town Hall is a Gothic monument that dates back to the 13th century and housed the management of the city for more than 700 years. Since 1975 it has been the showpiece of the city, and since Estonia's independence in 1991, has held receptions for many crowned heads, dignitaries and celebrities.
The oblong two-storey building is made of local limestone and covered by a high-pitched roof resting on steep gables. The main facade is topped with a decorative crenellated parapet with gargoyles in the shape of dragon's heads. A slender octagonal tower emerges from the eastern wall, crowned by a late Renaissance spire, topped by a weathervane with the figure of a squire, known as Old Thomas.