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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.
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A small but interesting museum
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5I visited the KGB Prison Cells while exploring Tallinn Old Town and found it to be a small but very interesting museum. The museum is not very large, but the original prison cells and the stories... Read more comments
Grim but Compelling
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Grim but compelling, for those interested in cold war history, this is really worth seeing. (You can get a combined ticket with the Museum of Occupation and Freedom). You can visit the individual... Read more comments
Yes yes yes
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Yes yes yes. Go here. View what happened under the KGB and soviets Good that it is saved as a museum and memory of that occupation
