Kiek in de Kök is an artillery tower built between 1475 and 1483. It is 38 m high and has walls 4 m thick. Cannon balls dati ...
Toompea Castle is situated on the steep limestone hill in the central part of Tallinn. The first wooden castle is believed to ...
Pikk Hermann (Tall Hermann) is a tower of the Toompea Castle. The first part was built 1360-70. It was rebuilt (height brough ...
Hermann Castle (also Hermannsburg, Herman Castle, Narva Castle, or Narva fortress) was founded in 1256 by the Danes and the f ...
The bishop castle of Haapsalu was built in the 13th century. It was the main residence of the Bishop of Läänemaa. The Lää ...
Kuressaare Castle from the 14th century is a symbol of Kuressaare and all of Saaremaa island. The convent building at the cas ...
The Red Tower (which is actually white) is the only defence tower left from medieval Hanseatic city of New-Pärnu. It is ...
Viljandi castle was one of the strongest castles in Livonia. The construction was started 1224 under Teutonic Order in place ...
The earliest data regarding human settlement at Vallimäe in Rakvere come from the Viking Age, an arrowhead from the 9th ...
The castle of Toolse was built in 1471 by the Livonian Order as defence against pirates sailing in the Gulf of Finland. Durin ...
Helme church parish was first mentioned in 1329 during a Lithuanian raid. Most of the neighbouring land was fiefed in the 15t ...
The construction of Paide order castle was started in 1265 under the leadership of Konrad von Mandern. The original tower of ...
The construction of Põltsamaa Castle was started in 1272. Between 1570 and 1578 it was the residence of Livonia's King Magnu ...
The castle was probably built in the 13th century most likely in place of an ancient Estonian stronghold. The bailiwick of Ka ...
Kiiu vassal stronghold, i.e. Kiiu Tower, is located in Kiiu Manor Park. It was erected in 1517 by Baron von Tiesenhausen and ...
The water fortress of Koluvere was established in the 13th century by the bishop’s vassal Lode. The tower fortress, convent ...
Only foundations and one gate-tower have survived of the so-called fortified Tafelgut that used to belong to the bishop of Ta ...
The Kavilda stronghold (Kawelecht) was, according to Leonhard von Stryk, first built in 1354 by Bartholomäus von Tiesenh ...
Järve vassal castle was first mentioned in 1497, when it was owned by Lodede. It was then called as Türpsali. The s ...
The tower-fortress was built in the second half of the 14th century of local limestone. Tower-strongholds were built by vassa ...