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House of the Blackheads — Attraction in Tallinn

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House of the Blackheads
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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. It was the biggest public building of Riga.
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Estonian Health Museum
Lai 30, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn City Museum
Vene tn 17, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Estonian History Museum - Great Guild Hall
Pikk tn 17, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Kalev Marzipan Museum Room
Pikk tn 16, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Town Hall Pharmacy
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Holy Spirit Church
Pühavaimu tn 2, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
KGB Prison Cells
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Viru Gate
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Pikk tn 16, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Odesa Restaurant
Pikk tn 30, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Texas Cantina
Pikk tn 45, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Restoran Trofé
Pikk tn 29, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Restaurant Golden Dragon
Pühavaimu tn 7, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Old Estonia Restaurant
Raekoja plats 8, 10146 Tallinn, Estonia
Restoran Olde Hansa
Vana turg 1, 10140 Tallinn, Estonia
The Nautilus
Pikk tn 36, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Carlo's Kitchen Old Town
Pikk tn 35, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Restaurant Munga Kelder
Vene tn 12a, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
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Meriton Old Town Garden Hotel Tallinn
Lai 24, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Hotel Telegraaf
Vene tn 9, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Old Town Alur Hostel
Lai 20, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
Three Crowns Residents
Vene tn 8, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
The Monk´s Bunk
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Old Town Munkenhof Guesthouse
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Imaginary Hostel
Vene tn 33/35-37, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Vene 23 Apartments
10123 Tallinn, Estonia
Rixwell Viru Square Hotel
Viru 11, 10140 Tallinn, Estonia
Godart Rooms Guesthouse
Olevimägi 12, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia
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House of the Blackheads

Pikk tn 26, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia
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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. It was the biggest public building of Riga.

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attractions: Raekoja plats, Tallinn Town Hall, Estonian Health Museum, Tallinn City Museum, Estonian History Museum - Great Guild Hall, Kalev Marzipan Museum Room, Town Hall Pharmacy, Holy Spirit Church, KGB Prison Cells, Viru Gate, restaurants: Cafe Maiasmokk, Odesa Restaurant, Texas Cantina, Restoran Trofé, Restaurant Golden Dragon, Old Estonia Restaurant, Restoran Olde Hansa, The Nautilus, Carlo's Kitchen Old Town, Restaurant Munga Kelder
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Nearby attractions of House of the Blackheads

Raekoja plats

Tallinn Town Hall

Estonian Health Museum

Tallinn City Museum

Estonian History Museum - Great Guild Hall

Kalev Marzipan Museum Room

Town Hall Pharmacy

Holy Spirit Church

KGB Prison Cells

Viru Gate

Raekoja plats

Raekoja plats

4.7

(3.3K)

Open 24 hours
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Tallinn Town Hall

Tallinn Town Hall

4.7

(4.4K)

Open 24 hours
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Estonian Health Museum

Estonian Health Museum

4.7

(852)

Closed
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Tallinn City Museum

Tallinn City Museum

4.5

(461)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of House of the Blackheads

Cafe Maiasmokk

Odesa Restaurant

Texas Cantina

Restoran Trofé

Restaurant Golden Dragon

Old Estonia Restaurant

Restoran Olde Hansa

The Nautilus

Carlo's Kitchen Old Town

Restaurant Munga Kelder

Cafe Maiasmokk

Cafe Maiasmokk

4.5

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Odesa Restaurant

Odesa Restaurant

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Texas Cantina

Texas Cantina

4.6

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Restoran Trofé

Restoran Trofé

4.4

(305)

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Audrey BaileyAudrey Bailey
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nitin anarwalnitin anarwal
I recently attended a concert at this venue and overall had a pleasant experience. The space feels cozy and intimate, making it a great spot for live music. However, if you’re seated towards the back, watching the performance can be a bit challenging. The sightlines are not the best, as the seating is all at the same level, making it hard to see over people in front A simple improvement would be to have better seating arrangements. Perhaps introducing high chairs or a tiered seating system, where the seats gradually elevate from front to back, would make a huge difference in visibility. This would allow everyone to have a clear view, no matter where they’re seated. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, but with a few adjustments to seating, it could easily enhance the overall experience for all attendees
Nikos GkekasNikos Gkekas
This 15th-century House of the Blackheads served as the congregation place of the Brotherhood of Blackheads, an association of unmarried merchants and shipowners. The building’s unusual name comes from St. Maurice, the organization’s patron saint, a dark-skinned Moor whose image can be seen on the front door of the building. Although it’s not as beautiful as its more famous namesake in Riga, I really like the building’s Renaissance facade with its elaborate stone portal and ornately decorated door. Unlike in Riga, however, the Tallinn Blackheads also served a military purpose and proved themselves as redoubtable adversaries during the Livonian Wars. The Brotherhood survived until the Soviet invasion in 1940, and today the House of Blackheads serves as a venue for regular chamber concerts.
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I recently attended a concert at this venue and overall had a pleasant experience. The space feels cozy and intimate, making it a great spot for live music. However, if you’re seated towards the back, watching the performance can be a bit challenging. The sightlines are not the best, as the seating is all at the same level, making it hard to see over people in front A simple improvement would be to have better seating arrangements. Perhaps introducing high chairs or a tiered seating system, where the seats gradually elevate from front to back, would make a huge difference in visibility. This would allow everyone to have a clear view, no matter where they’re seated. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, but with a few adjustments to seating, it could easily enhance the overall experience for all attendees
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This 15th-century House of the Blackheads served as the congregation place of the Brotherhood of Blackheads, an association of unmarried merchants and shipowners. The building’s unusual name comes from St. Maurice, the organization’s patron saint, a dark-skinned Moor whose image can be seen on the front door of the building. Although it’s not as beautiful as its more famous namesake in Riga, I really like the building’s Renaissance facade with its elaborate stone portal and ornately decorated door. Unlike in Riga, however, the Tallinn Blackheads also served a military purpose and proved themselves as redoubtable adversaries during the Livonian Wars. The Brotherhood survived until the Soviet invasion in 1940, and today the House of Blackheads serves as a venue for regular chamber concerts.
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The most famous building in Riga, interesting story behind it but not something special. But I guess since the options for historical sightseeing in Riga is limited, it's a must. We visited the house of the Blackheads on the last Sunday of January and there was a free guided tour provided. The tour guide, Christine, was a bit bossy. First thing she did was to warn us abruptly as if we are schools students that there are other tours after ours and that we shouldn't delay her by taking pictures during the tour. We would have time after the tour to do so. A very logical favour to ask but she could have been more polite. No reason to raise her voice volume and move her hands angrily. Moreover she criticized the group as a whole (approximately 50 people) for visiting Riga and not even knowing how to say "hi" in her language. Characteristically she stated "It's not that hard for you to learn. Repeat after me "Sveiki"". With what right? As if she knew each one of us separately and whether or not we knew some basic latvian. Instead of making such a big deal of whether or not we can salute in latvian, she could criticize Latvians for having souvenir shops in a touristic area and not being able to communicate in simple english nor have the manners to smile and be friendly. She also said that if Latvians are in a good mood, they will respond to our "Sveiki". So, Latvians are allowed to be rude but if we can't say "sveiki" we are bad tourists? Something inaccurate I noticed during the tour was that she showed us some statues and paintings which, according to her, were influenced by Roman mythology. Venus, Neptune. How can one call themselves "tour guide" and not knowing that there is no roman mythology? Roman mythology is a clear copy-paste of ancient...

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7y

Дом Черноголовых (эст. Mustpeade maja) — общественное здание, перестроенное из более старого в XVI веке братством Черноголовых в таллинском старом городе.

История В 1517 году братство Черноголовых арендовало жилой дом на улице Пикк (дом № 26), а в 1531 году выкупило его у хозяина — богатого ратмана И. Фианта. Это здание имеет зал над передней вместо складских помещений, свойственных купеческим зданиям того времени. В 1531—1532 годах во дворе этого дома и на улице Пюхавайму (Святого Духа, бывшая Сяде) на месте бывших амбаров построили новый большой зал. В качестве опоры для него возвели внушительный восьмигранный пилон и несущие арки (столетием раньше по тому же принципу было сооружено вспомогательное здание Большой гильдии на ул. Пикк, 17). Тремя колоннами зал делился на 2 нефа. На капители одной из колонн высечена дата постройки зала MVCXXXI (1531), хотя такое написание римских цифр весьма странно.

Фасад здания обильно декорирован тесаными камнями, старейшие из которых — боковые плиты предпорожья (этики), дарованные в 1575 году Эвертом Шрэдером и Гансом Косером (инициалы H.K.), занимавшими пост ольдерманов Братства. Еще одна пара старинных этиков закреплена в нестандартном месте — над окнами второго этажа дома по ул. Пикк 37. Прочие, например, перед «домом Хопнера» на ул. Ванатуру каэл, д.3, — лишь имитация древности, а то и совсем простые бетонные, как у здания Большой гильдии на той же ул. Пикк, д.17. На фасаде сверху в камне высечены (сверху вниз, слева направо): Иисус Христос — «Спаситель мира» (с державой в руке, «Salvator mundi»), аллегорические фигуры Справедливости (с весами) и Мира (с пальмовой ветвью), гербы ганзейских представительств в Брюгге, Новгороде (с ключом), Лондоне (с короной на шее орла) и Бергене (с сельдью в короне). Сандрики на окнах первого этажа украшены портретными скульптурами польско-шведского короля Сигизмунда III Вазы и его жены Анны Австрийской, выполненные к их ожидаемому, но не состоявшемуся приезду в Таллин. Разукрашенная дверь в портале выполнена в 40-е годы XVII века, автор резного щита портала (1604) — Берент Гейстман.

Портал и дверь Дома Черноголовых в Таллине Межоконные рельефы второго этажа изображают Черноголовых-рыцарей. Тексты на рельефах переводятся как «Господи, помогай всегда» и «Бог — мой помощник». Карниз украшен масками львов и маскаронами. В центре чердачного этажа — проем товарного люка с аркой.

House of the Brotherhood of Blackheads in Tallinn3.JPG Следующая большая реконструкция здания, затронувшая только интерьер, проведена в 1908 году. Работой руководил архитектор Вильгельм Нойман. В ходе реконструкции была уничтожена первоначальная внутренняя отделка зала, сооруженного в XVI веке. В оформлении интерьеров стал доминировать неоклассицизм.

В 1806 году был куплен соседний дом XV—XVI вв., принадлежавший когда-то гильдии святого Олая (Олаф II Святой; XIV—XV вв.).

В советский период это здание — одно из немногих в стиле Ренессанса в Таллине(ссылка) — занимали филиал Дома культуры им. Я.Томпа и библиотека. В начале XXI века здание стало предметом спора о собственности. В 2012 году правительство Эстонской республики вынесло решение передать здание зарегистрированной в Германии организации «Братство Черноголовых». Горуправа оспорила решение в суде. Суд постановил оставить здание в муниципальной собственности.

Во время посещения резиденции вы можете поближе познакомиться с историей Прибалтики и проследить, как изменялись традиции Братства с течением времени. В настоящее время в описанных зданиях проходят камерные концерты...

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1y

I recently attended a concert at this venue and overall had a pleasant experience. The space feels cozy and intimate, making it a great spot for live music. However, if you’re seated towards the back, watching the performance can be a bit challenging. The sightlines are not the best, as the seating is all at the same level, making it hard to see over people in front

A simple improvement would be to have better seating arrangements. Perhaps introducing high chairs or a tiered seating system, where the seats gradually elevate from front to back, would make a huge difference in visibility. This would allow everyone to have a clear view, no matter where they’re seated.

The atmosphere is warm and inviting, but with a few adjustments to seating, it could easily enhance the overall experience for...

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