This Thursday door is from Tallinn, Estonia. It’s a very pretty door that always catches my eye when I happen to be in the city. After discovering the Thursday Doors linkup, I decided to do some research on what exactly is behind this door. I knew for sure that it’s not a museum but there had to be an interesting story on why the door has such decorative details. And yes, for sure the door has a fascinating history.
This building is actually the House of the Blackheads (since 1517) and thus the former headquarters of the Brotherhood of Blackheads. The Brotherhood was an association of unmarried merchants, ship owners and foreigners living in the area in the 14th century that is now known as Estonia and Latvia. Their aim was to defend the area from foreign invasion. Members of the Brotherhood left during the Soviet times when they became prosecuted. The painted doors you see here are from the 1640s.
Keep a lookout for this door if you ever visit, now that you know the story behind it. It really is amazing how much history the Old Town of Tallinn has to tell!
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Just beautiful and it’s encouraging to see how very well maintained it is for such an old door – someone is taking good care of it. I can only imagine all of the history that this door has seen.
Excellent choice 🙂
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Yes you are right, it is very well maintained. I must tell you that Tallinn’s Old Town is a door paradise 🙂
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Interesting history. I went a little crazy photographing doors in Tallinn; there are just so many good ones!
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I know what you mean, I also got quite excited about the doors but only realized my obsession in the last hours of my last visit. Heheh, can’t wait till next time 😉
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beautiful ornamentation… ah, and those lanterns… ♥
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Oh yes, Tallinn has some amazing doors!
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Fabulous door and very interesting information too.
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Thank you Helen ❤
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Not only a lovely door but an impressive surrounding bit of carved stone as well.
janet
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Hi Janet! Thank you for visiting and commenting on my door 😀 I am glad I finally researched the history behind this door, I have admired it many times when walking past.
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Well this door certainly has an interesting past life! Great choice for the challenge and it’s a gorgeous photo!
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Thanks so much Snow! With this door I was quite lucky to find the history behind it 😊
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Lovely door and story! I’ve heard a lot about Tallin, hopw one day I’ll manage to go 🙂
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I hope so too. It’s not a big place but very sympathetic! 🤗
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The most beautiful door, old and has really interesting history. The building itself is also great.
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Thank you, I hope you spot this door if you go to Tallinn 😊
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I’ll find it! 🙂
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I can’t wait to visit Talinn! It’s very high on my agenda…
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Ooh that is great to hear! I hope Finland has made your agenda too 🤗 Thank you for commenting!
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I’ve been planning to visit Finland for a long, long time. It’s easy to get to from where I live, but Germany is surrounded by neighbouring countries, and I can’t go everywhere at the same time.
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