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.
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.
TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews
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based on 1245 reviews
Not expect something spectacular
tripadvisor rating 4 of 5Nice place, beautiful area, very well preserved, transmits old centuries spirit. Cannot be missed while in Old Town of Tallinn. The fee for museum visit seems to be a little too high for what it... Read more comments
Fascinating, beautiful, and great value.
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Really enjoyable. A restored 15th century and tunnel complex doesn't, on the face of it, sound particularly interesting, but it gave us an insight into Tallinn that was both unexpected and... Read more comments
Brilliant day in this museum
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5This was brilliant, very educational and very informative. Added to that you can walk on the city wall. The Bastions were brilliant but I feel they could have been better if, as you walked through... Read more comments
