#princeofwalestower #Halifax #halifaxns #maritimes #eastcoast #atlanticcanada #canadasky #history #military #colony #citydefense #pointpleasantpark #summer #travel #tourism #blusky #local

#Citadelhill #fort #military #Citydefense #history #historicsite #Halifax #halifaxns #halifaxsky #canadasky #halifaxhistory #Canada150 #attractions

and the street ending some 150 m from #VabadusePuiestee (qv.), I suspect a one-time checkpoint of some sort. Could be wrong.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
#Unexplained #Seletamatu
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#nunna, monk and nun. So although there is the tiniest possibility of it to having meant #nun, it may well be just a fortuitous coincidence. See also #PaksMargareeta.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#CityWall #Linnamüür
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
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#Düvelsmoderi torn (0) #Monument
Devil’s Mother’s Tower. #MLG version of #Kuradiema torn. See #Kuradi torn.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#CityWall #Linnamüür
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
#CityLegends #Linnalegendid
#History #Ajalugu

Urban warfare isn't just brutal, it fundamentally upends conventional military advantage. History consistently shows prepared city defenses can turn rubble into a weapon, shattering attacking armies when conditions are met. #UrbanWarfare #CityDefense #DefensiveTactics #MilitaryStrategy

Saunatagunetorn (0) #Monument
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Tower behind the baths. See also #Stoltingi torn.

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#CityWall #Linnamüür
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
#TallinnHistory #TallinnaAjalugu
#TallinnTowers #TallinnTornid

Formerly known by the more prosaic runden tornn [...] vor den groten Strantporten [...], the round tower in front of the big beach gate (#SuurRannavärav). Used as a #prison from 1830s-1917, now home to the #EstonianMaritimeMuseum. See also #PikkHermann.

#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
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#Kuradiema torn (0) #Monument
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
#Devil’sMother’sTower. See Kuradi torn.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#CityWall #Linnamüür
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
#History #Ajalugu

#Fulfordi-tagune torn (0) #Monument
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Commonly used but incorrect name of #WulfardiTagune torn.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#CityWall #Linnamüür
#CityDefense #Linnakaitse
#History #Ajalugu