Tours & day trips

Modern Apartment Buildings in Tallinn

If you’re a contemporary architecture buff or are simply interested in the housing trends of modern-day Estonia, this tour fulfills a special niche just for you. 

The building of Estonia’s modern apartment buildings can be divided into three categories: minimalist shapes, so-called catalogue houses, and independent, unique buildings. While taking you around Tallinn’s different areas, this tour will tell you about all of those categories through real life examples.   
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  • No wheelchair available.

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    August 3, 2025 By Richard P

    I am a retired architect and was looking forward to seeing this museum. I assumed that, like in other museums in Estonia, there would be a wheelchair to borrow. NOT SO! So, since I cannot walk very... Read more comments

  • Estonian architectonic history is very interesting

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    June 2, 2025 By Inspire06747384142

    Tallinn is the most intriguing place architecturally, from many points of view. I learned here, for instance, that the large wooden apartment buildings, which may be homogenous in their structure but... Read more comments

  • Nicely done museum

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    September 3, 2024 By RLFuller

    We stumbled upon the Architecture Museum when we got lost and said, why not? We paid the entrance fee (I don't remember how much) and were greeted by a very pleasant English-speaking staff member... Read more comments