Facade of the Estonian Parliament Building in Tallinn, Estonia
Since 1922, the sessions of the Riigikogu have taken place in the Toompea castle, where a new building in an unusual Expressionist style was erected in the former courtyard of the medieval castle in 1920-1922. During the subsequent periods of Soviet occupation (1940-41), German occupation (1941-44) and the second Soviet occupation (1944-1991) the Riigikogu was disbanded. The castle and the building of the Riigikogu were used by the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR during the second Soviet occupation.
Size: 5242px × 3493px
Location: Estonian Parliament, Toompea Castle, Toompea, Tallinn, Estonia, Baltics, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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