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Friday, December 22, 2017

Friday - Tallin Linnahall Concert hall.

So Megan sees these steps on the tourist map.  The text says "Linnahall Tallinn City Concert Hall".  Being a music enthusiast we just have to go there.  


The map left out one teeny weeny detail.  The place is abandoned.   It was built for the 1980 Olympics. I think for viewing the sailing.  It's a concrete monstrosity showcasing the best of Soviet architecture and building prowess.

You can read more here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linnahall
and inside
https://www.failedarchitecture.com/photo-essay-how-long-is-the-life-of-a-building-tallinns-linnahall/

This is 4pm in the afternoon.  The photos make it look lighter than it was.  It was pitch black.  We actually overshot and walked along Rumbi street or road and came up against it side on.    There was a building site beside it but enough room to walk between the building site fence and the stairs.  Remember it's pitch black.  We walked up the stairs and this is the view at the top of the stairs.  Later we walked to the top of the stairs you see in the distance and took a photo looking out to sea.


And the view back to the city.







As we walked toward the second set of stairs (in the pitch black) we could hear voices.  A shadowy pair who turned out to be a second pair of tourists.  Later a group of teenagers,  Anyway voices in the dark on an desolate abandoned structure are a bit scary.

This is the view looking out to sea.  There is Tallinn city heliport. 


A couple more shots on the way back.  You had to be careful walking.  There were puddles of water to avoid and patches of ice to slip on.  The trick was to find the rough dry concrete.


and avoid the arctic breeze





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