Magnificent doors of Tallinn, Estonia
House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads
Close-up of the doorway shown above, House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads
Poor John and I have been lucky enough to visit Tallinn in Estonia twice in recent times. This incredibly beautiful city is home to Gothic spires, winding cobblestone streets and enchanting architecture.
Unlike many other capital cities in Europe, Tallinn has managed to wholly preserve its medieval and Hanseatic origin. Due to its exceptionally intact 13th century inner city plan, the Old Town was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
A walk through Old Town is a feast for the eyes of medieval churches, grandĀ merchant houses, barn and warehouses, many dating back to the Middle Ages.
And of course, all those buildings have doors. Thatās what todayās post is aboutāthe magnificent, colourful, intricate and quirky doors of Tallinn. Two doors are captioned. The rest are on homes or businesses.
Do you have a favourite or two or three?
Tallinn City Theatre
Where to next? 
Gosh. I thought the doors in Italy are gorgeous. Beautiful photos. Love the purple one and the one with fresh flowers and probably all of them
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My favourite door changes every time I look at them. The one with fresh flowers is a total package, so a great choice.
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What a fantastic collection of photographs ! Thank you for sharing – must have been a wonderful walk !
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Thanks so much. These pics were taken on three days, several weeks apart.
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Interesting. All but 3 or 4 are designed with the primary door on the right most likely due to most of us being right-handed.
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Excellent point. You have always been very observant.
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Theyāre all so quirky and individual. What a fabulous city.
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It really is a fabulous city. You can spend hours/days there wandering around.
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One of my favourite picture subjects!
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This is the first time I’ve made a big feature of doors, yet I have scads of photos. I need to explore the archives.
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Love the doors, makes most peoples doors look really boring.
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Sure makes my doors look boring!
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Great. How colourful.
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Such a wonderful array of colours and designs.
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So much unique detail – what a fun post this is – thank you for all the photos. I might see if my HOA will allow a door like one of these on my house. Wait – I forgot – we’re allowed a plain, brown door. No wonder no one is wandering around photographing our neighborhood.
You two must have had a great time.
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Thanks Sharon. We loved Tallinn and we were so thrilled to have quite a few days there.
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I must try to get to Tallin one day. It always looks so appealing in photos. I like the door of the theatre best, but that could change. š
Best wishes, Pete.
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Tallinn is wonderful. Go soon.
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Great collection of fabulous and unique doors. I am also a fan of photographing doors…often I want to open then and see what is on the inside…but not always viable to do that š
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Great point. We opened only a few of these doors.
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Magnificent, indeed, Peggy. I like the mystery of the open double doors leading to the staircase
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I wish we could have found out what was behind some of these doors.
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Wow, they are so grand š
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Yes, the artistry is incredible.
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You make me want to go to Tallin! Gorgeous.
Alison
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Go, go, go! Highly recommended.
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Oh when did we all get so boring? I would love any of those as my front door!
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So would I.
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What an intriguing album – theyāre all interesting, and I wouldnāt be able to resist going in the āantiikā one, but Iād be glad to step through any of these portals
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The ‘antiik’ one held wonderful antiques behind it, but we didn’t buy any.
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My fav is the pink/cream square and rectangle door in your first grouping of doors. And also the yellow one in the same group! But WOW! These are amazing doors!
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They are both beauties. I wonder how people managed to decide on the colour schemes and final designs?
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I would love to have a vibrant door like that! There is one house in my parents little town that has a yellow door and I stare at it every time I go past it. But like itās just yellow haha. Nothing special.
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Yellow brightens everyone’s day.
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Hi. My fave is the door composed of diagonal brown sections. It looks like a weaving.
Neil Scheinin
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That’s a gorgeous timber door. I wonder how heavy it is to open and close?
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They are not just doors, they are crafted works of art for sure, I particularly like the herringbone one.
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Great comment. They really are works of art.
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Amazing photos!
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Thanks. It was such a treat to see all these wonderful doors.
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Love them all, Peggy. They definitely have a certain ‘style’ or ‘pattern’. The colours look to be mainly faded or muddy sorts of tones.
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I wonder if Tallinn has a few professional door painters?
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I love these. I haven’t been to Estonia but sights like these have inspired interest! š
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We thoroughly enjoyed Estonia and Tallinn is a gorgeous city.
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Wow, they are all stunning, Peggy. Love beautiful and interesting doors.
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Thanks Jolandi. I love doors too. I have lots of photos of doors in various parts of the world, and should post more of them.
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Doors make a wonderful photo gallery. The variety proves the different ways to perform a similar function.
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You made me smile with your mention of variety. Must be why I had to post so many pics.
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Only a reflection of my admiration.
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There’s such a personality to each door that I wonder what could possibly await beyond them. Each promises a story, I think!
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The personality displayed in those doors makes me want to meet the people who own them as well as those who painted them.
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Yes! I can’t help but think one influences the other.
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Those doors are fabulous! Who knew that Estonians loved doors?? My favorites are the pink doors.
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Oh dear, I should have included the pic of the door that was all pink!
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I love Tallinn! And I talked to Janis about photographing doors! Now, here they are! NICE!
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Look forward to seeing some doors photographed by you.
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What a beautiful comment. Thank you.
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Thank you for taking us with you via your beautiful photographs!
I can choose … all of them are wonderful!!
Have a nice week Peggy!!!!
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Thanks so much. I’m having a great start to the week. Like you, I love all the doors.
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Īn every trip i took photos of the doors !! Someday i will post them!!! Kisses!!!!
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I look forward to seeing your pics.
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WOW these are magnificently captured!! Who knew doors could be so photogenic?!
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Thanks so much. It’s nice that the doors stay still. š
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Wow! These doors are really fascinating, Peggy. Nothing average here, and they really add character to a building. Great to see such imagination at work. :O)
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You’re so rightānothing average here.
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Oh what a feast for the eyes, Peggy. These doors are works of art. I am lucky to say that I have even been inside a few of them. The Antik store I wandered around in back in 2012! Sweet memories. And I didn’t buy anything. I didn’t see the Devil’s door – I think that is what it was called. A haunted house just off the square? Did you see that?
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Oh darn, I don’t think we saw the Devil’s door. Time for a revisit.
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Why not? Talliin is a magical place. Great food too. I can smell those roasted chestnuts now.
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Great suggestions.
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Amazing! I was in Tallin a couple of yers ago and I was really astonished about this beautiful small city š Congrats for this interesting post!
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Yes, it really is a beautiful small city.
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What a unique perspective š Loved it.
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Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed the doors.
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What a magnificent collection! Like wandering through the streets of a fairy tale. My favorites are the pink ones and that door into the ANTIK shop. Never been to Estonia but your pictures encourage me to visit.
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The ANTIK one is gorgeous. I highly recommend Estonia.
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I’m afraid Derrick Knight just posted that he lost his son, Michael.
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Thanks GP. I saw that too.
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The doors of perception.
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and a little bit of mystery.
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wunderbar !!!>>*L*))))
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Yes they are very wunderbar!
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I have a well-known from Estonia was here wanted a lot of winter (winter sports shop buy) because there are good things are very faithful, estonia. small but very fine. Gorgeous koltur ,, and wood home I’ll see you.
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Really splendid doors. The ones with red on them are my favourites. š
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I’m partial to red too.
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Lleerte and enjoy your photos, it is an incomparable luxury.
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Thanks so much.
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Intense.
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They sure are.
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That kind of motif reminds me of wine and vineyards.
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Yes, cellar doors are often decorative and fanciful.
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What amazing doors! How wonderful that you could stand there, and there and there! I often wonder who used to knock on those doors, what were they wearing, what were they delivering and on the other side – was there joy that knocked on those door or perhaps many seasons of sorrow? I adore them! Thanks for sharing!
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You are most welcome. Love your comment.
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This is such a wonderful post! I’ve been to Tallinn several times and always look forward to wandering its cobbled streets in search of cute doors – there are so many beautiful ones to choose from yet the doors of the House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads is my firm favourite. Thanks for sharing, and have a good day š Aiva xx
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So glad you have had the pleasure of seeing these doors in person. The variety and colours are amazing. I wonder how many have had a makeover in the last few years?
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The grace of those doors leaves me curious about the interiors.
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Maybe I can go back and knock on a door or two and ask to come in.
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Adventures will certainly follow
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