Linnahall
Linnahall (Estonian: Tallinna Linnahall, 'Tallinn City Hall') (originally the V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sports) is a multi-purpose venue in Tallinn, Estonia. It is situated in the harbor, just beyond the walls of the Old Town, and was completed in 1980. The venue also features a heliport and a small seaport.
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| Former names | V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sport (1980-91) |
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| Address | Sadama 1 10111Tallinn Estonia |
| Location | Kalamaja |
| Owner | Tallinna linnavalitsus |
| Operator | Tallinna Linnahalli Aktsiaselts |
| Capacity | 4,200 |
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| Broke ground | 1975 |
| Opened | 19 July 1980 |
| Architect | Riina Altmäe, Raine Karp |
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Venue
The 1980 Summer Olympics were hosted in Moscow. As inland Moscow had no suitable venue at which to stage the sailing event, this task fell to Tallinn, the capital of the then Estonian SSR.[1] Apart from the main venue for the sailing event, Pirita Yachting Centre, a number of other sports and entertainment facilities were erected,[2] among them the V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sport.[3] designed by architects Raine Karp and Riina Altmäe.
The skating rink closed in 2009, followed by the concert hall in 2010. The city searched for investors from 2009 to 2015, and in 2015 the city council decided to renovate Linnahall, although the project did not come to fruition.
From June to July 2019, the location served as a stand-in for a Kyiv opera house during the filming of the feature film Tenet.[4]
It is not to be confused with the primary administrative building of the historical municipal government (Raad) of Tallinn, often referred to as the Town Hall.
Noted performers
Heliport
Linnahall Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tallinn | ||||||||||
| Location | Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°26′53″N 024°45′12″E | ||||||||||
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Linnahall Heliport (ICAO: EECL), is a heliport at the Linnahall in Tallinn, Estonia. It was used by Copterline for its flights to Helsinki Hernesaari Heliport in Helsinki, Finland. It is the only publicly used heliport in Estonia.
Gallery
Linnahall from the city
Linnahall looking towards Tallinn
Fast ferries docked at Linnahall
Linnahall viewed from the west
References
- 1980 Summer Olympics Official Report from the Organizing Committee Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, vol. 2, p. 243
- (in Russian) Tallinn is the Olympic Capital Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Estonia: the remarkable afterlife of the Linnahall concert hall, by Andres Kurg
- "Christopher Nolan's Tenet Begins Rehearsals As Cast Arrives In Estonia; Check Out Early Set Photos". Appocalypse. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- "eAIP Estonia". Estonian Air Navigation Services (ANS). Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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