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KGB prison cells
The basement of the building at 1 Pagari Street was home to one of the most notorious and feared pre-trial detention centers during the Soviet occupation. Previously closed to the public, the KGB prison cells are now open to visitors.
Estonian politicians, civil servants, intellectuals, veterans of the War of Independence, as well as ordinary people, were tortured and sentenced to death or imprisonment here. The cells built in the basement remain a symbol of communist terror to this day.
Visitors will see a basement with two corridors and six cells, including one for solitary confinement. Temporary exhibitions are held in the corridor. You can book a guided tour to walk you through the cells if desired.
TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews
tripadvisor rating 3.9 of 5
based on 236 reviews
recommend
tripadvisor rating 4 of 5Although there is not a huge amount to see it is quite thought provoking and brings home to a certain degree the apprehension people who lived in the soviet regime must have felt as you could easily... Read more comments
Wednesday, July 30th visit
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5My wife and I visited around 5:30pm. Closing time was 6pm, but that was no problem. The museum is fairly small, but effective. We purchased our ticket several days earlier, as part of the joint... Read more comments
Poignant but not gruesome
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5A very good museum - poignant but not distressing. You visit a corridor with several cells in the basement of the KGB building, which was originally (and is now) an apartment block. Some personal... Read more comments
