Town Hall

Tallinn’s Town Hall is not merely a symbol of municipal power but our capital’s most magnificent Gothic building. The town hall is first mentioned in records in 1322, but today’s building was raised on its walls in 1404. The Town Hall tour begins on the cellar floor, where the walls of the first town hall can be seen. We are used to seeing Old Thomas as the weathervane atop the town hall spire, but now you have the chance to look him in the eye down in the cellar. Climbing the stairs to the first floor we reach the grand Citizens’ Hall, whose walls are adorned with copies of the splendid 16th-century tapestries. From there we move on to the Council Hall, where court sessions and council meetings were once held, but where today one rather admires the wall paintings and the carvings on the ends of the council benches. In the counting chamber, used as the mayor’s office until the 1970s, you can see a genuine money chest, ancient account books and precious gifts received over the centuries. The Town Hall is a place visited by important statesmen as well as history lovers from all over the world. You can admire the traces and signatures of their visits in the museum’s guest book.

Town Hall summer opening hours can be found here.

Town Hall ticket prices can be found here.

In the summer season you can also visit the Town Hall tower separately; the ticket price can be found here.

The Town Hall excursion can be combined with the Town Hall Pharmacy and 7 Legends of the Tallinn Old Town tours.