Free with Tallinn Card!
During free Museum Sundays (07.07; 04.08; 01.09; 06.10; 03.11; 01.12) only the bastion passages with the Carved Stone Museum will be open. The Maiden Tower, the Stable Tower and the Gate Tower will be closed.
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Bastion passages in the Tallinn Old Town
The bastion passages are part of the Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum.
The mysterious passages in Tallinn’s earthwork fortifications were built along with the bastions in the 17th and 18th centuries to conceal the movement of soldiers, ammunition, and other equipment from the enemy. They were also used to monitor the enemy’s underground activities of planting mines. After the fortifications were removed from the list of military objects in 1857, parks were established on the Ingrian and Swedish bastions.
The mysterious passages in Tallinn’s earthwork fortifications were built along with the bastions in the 17th and 18th centuries to conceal the movement of soldiers, ammunition, and other equipment from the enemy. They were also used to monitor the enemy’s underground activities of planting mines. After the fortifications were removed from the list of military objects in 1857, parks were established on the Ingrian and Swedish bastions.
Carved Stone Museum, located in the Ingrian bastion, can also be found in the bastion passages. The Museum presents the carved stone collection of the Tallinn City Museum.
Individual visitors can use an audio guide in the bastion passages. We also offer guided tours.
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Great
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Lots to see in this attraction which has a number of inside, outside and underground bits. Takes a while to get around. We visited free with our Tallinn cards.
Museum visit
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Really fun and informative museum, we spent about 2 hours here in total but you could probably spend longer. There are a lot of steps involved, some very steep so not suitable for those who have... Read more comments
Worth of visiting.
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5The Bastion tunnel was absolutely worth of visiting. From web you can study the story of it and that is why you do not need nesessary any guidance. The ”clue” of the tunnels is that you just walk... Read more comments
