Fat Margaret is a tower in Tallinn, nowadays home to Estonian Maritime Museum. The tower was built in the early 16th century during the reconstruction of the medieval city gate system. Apart from being a fortification against potential invaders to the port of the town, it was also built to impress outside visitors arriving by sea. The tower is a defensive structure at the end of Pikk tänav (Long Street). Together with Suur Rannavärav (the Great Coastal Gate), a sixteenth-century arch flanked by two towers, it served to defend Tallinn's harbor.
Unesco: Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
RR: June alternative RR
Date: June 11
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