- Linnahall
Linnahall ( _en. City Hall) is a concert/sports venue in
Tallinn ,Estonia . It is situated on the harbour, just beyond the walls of the Old Town and was completed in 1980.It is not to be confused with the primary administrative building of the municipal government (Raad) of
Tallinn , sometimes referred to as the Town Hall).The 22nd Summer Olympic Games were hosted in
Moscow in1980 . As inland Moscow had no suitable venue at which to stage the sailing event this task fell toTallinn , the capital of thenEstonian SSR . [ [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm 1980 Summer Olympics Official Report from the Organizing Committee] , vol. 2, p. 243 ] Apart from the main venue for the sailing event,Pirita Yachting Centre , a lot of other sports and entertainment facilities were built during preparations for the Olympics. [ru icon [http://www.netinfo.ee/smi/show/?rid=49036&dd=2005-07-16&query= Tallinn is the Olympic Capital] ] One of them wasV. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sport, which was later renamed to its present name - Linnahall. [ [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112664049/ABSTRACT Estonia: the remarkable afterlife of the Linnahall concert hall] , by Andres Kurg] A large concrete structure, the design had a distinctly Soviet feel. The architect of Linnahall isRaine Karp .The venue also features a heliport,
Tallinn Linnahall Heliport , with regular flights toHelsinki .References
External links
* [http://www.linnahall.ee/ Official website]
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