Made the the students of Hiiumaa Gümnaasium, Estonia for the Erasmus+ project Understanding and Critical Media Literacy

1. Trip to Tallinn

2. TV Tower
● We had an
educational TV
programme
“Television-
window on the
world”.
● Excursion in the
TV tower.

3. TV Tower
● We enjoyed the
view.

4. The history of the TV Tower
● Moscow was selected as the host city for the 1980 Summer
Olympics and Tallinn was the site of the Olympic sailing
events
● The TV Tower building was added to the official list of
Olympic sites
● Construction at the TV Tower began in 1975 and it was
completed just in time for the big event

5. ● The work spanned a few months short of five years.

6. ● At 314 metres the tallest building in Estonia
● the tower was opened on 11 July 1980
● The Soviet-era reality was pointed up by one of the TV
Tower’s employees, Igor Lukas:
“Although the whole thing was ready for the Olympics,” Lukas
said, “the water was turned off the next day and we had to use
a dry toilet until spring.

7. ● The TV Tower quickly gained popularity as a leisure time
destination. Official and family events were celebrated
here.

8. ● Tallinn TV Tower is one of the most important symbols of
the restoration of Estonian independence, as it was the site
of numerous events sparked by the Estonian Supreme
Council’s decision
of 20 August 1991
to declare Estonia
re-independent

9. ● The 170-metre-high observation platform was open to
visitors until 26 November 2007. At that point, it was
closed as it was no longer up to date with fire safety
requirements
● It was reopened on 4 April 2012 after undergoing a full
renovation.

11. Tallinn Old Town Tour
● A two-hour excursion
of Tallinn’s Old Town.
● Colourful legends,
exciting facts, myths
and arcane folklore.

12. Tallinn Old Town Tour
Places we visited:
St. Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral
St. Nicholas' Church
View of the Old Town

13. Tallinn Old Town Tour
A well-known place for tourists to take a picture

14. ● Great company
● Sunny weather
● Well spent time

15. Thank you!