Freedom Square is a plaza on the southern end of the Old Town in Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

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Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

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It is bounded on the east by St. John's Church (built 1862-67), on the south by Kaarli Boulevard and an underground shopping center (2008–09), and on the west by a Victory Column (2009) commemorating the Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920.

It has an area of 7752 m² with the dimensions approx. 110 m by 75 m.

During the Soviet period, Freedom Square was known as the Victory Square .

See also

• Independence War Victory Column
  Independence War Victory Column
  The War of Independence Victory Column is located in Freedom Square, Tallinn, Estonia. It was opened on 23 June 2009 as a memorial for those who fell during the Estonian War of Independence, through which the people of Estonia will be able to commemorate all those who had fought for freedom and...
  
  
• Town Hall Square, Tallinn
  Town Hall Square, Tallinn
  The Town Hall Square is a city square beside Tallinn Town Hall at the center of Tallinn, Estonia. It is a venue for festivals or concerts like Tallinn Old Town Days , and several bars and restaurants are located in the near vicinity.- See also :...