Kiek in de Kök. Its name (amusing as it sounds in English) is Low German for ‘peep into the kitchen’ – from the towers upper floors, medieval voyeurs could peep ( kiek) through the wide chimneys of the lower-town houses into their kitchens ( kök ). Today it houses a branch of the City Museum, focusing mainly on the development of the town’s elaborate defences.

Tallinn, Estonia’s Kiek in de Kök (translated as “Peep into the Kitchen” since the high tower windows could see into the kitchens of the houses around it) is a historic fortification which

At the southern end of the Old Town looms this magnificent, six-story tower church (the name is Low German for "peep in the kitchen"), so called because during the 15th century one could peer into

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.

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Muuseum Kiek in de Kök ja Bastionikäigud - Komandandi tee 2, 10130 Tallinn, Estonia - Rated 4.2 based on 126 Reviews "Nice trip to tower and tunnels .

Kiek in de Kök is the starting place for visitors interested in the fascinating system of hidden tunnels (Bastion Passages) from the 17th and 18th centuries that run underneath the old bastions of Toompea hill.

Kiek in de Kök (Low German: Peep into the Kitchen) is an old Low German nickname for towers, mainly those that formed parts of town fortifications. They gained the name from the ability of tower occupants to see into kitchens of nearby houses.

The Kiek in de Kök artillery tower museum is presenting the history of the city defences and also houses temporary exhibitions. Guided tours are available upon advance request. Tallinna Linnamuuseum

Although the tower does not require an organized tour, the tunnels themselves do: they can only be accessed with advance reservations. Our Tallinn trip itinerary planner makes visiting Kiek in de Kok and Bastion Passages Museum and other Tallinn attractions …

Kiek in de Kökin Museo sijaitsee Tallinnan Vapaudenaukion läheisyydessä ja se on yksi vanhankaupungin parhaista kohteista, mikäli olette kiinnostuneita Tallinnan historiasta ja keskiajasta. Museo sijaitsee 1400-luvulla rakennetussa tornissa, jonka ylimmässä kerroksessa on kahvila, joten portaiden kiipeämisen jälkeen itsensä voi palkita vaikka pullakahveilla.

Kiek in de Kök (alamsaksa keeles kiika kööki) oli Tallinna linnamüüri suurtükitorn, mis asetseb linnamüüri edelalõigul Lühikese jala värava ja Harju värava vahel tänapäeva Komandandi teest põhja ja Rüütli tänavast lääne pool.. Torni aadress on Komandandi tee 2.