- Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu
The Gunpowder Cellar ( _et. Püssirohukelder) is a
beer restaurant inTartu ,Estonia opened in2000 . The name is derived from the restaurant's location: it is situated in a 18th century gunpowder cellar constructed in1768 –1778 on order ofCatherine II of Russia on site of an earlierfort , making use of the natural valley and pre-existing very thick brick walls for added safety.The restaurant is a popular meeting place among Tartu's student population. It boasts regular cultural programme, including a number of plays of the theathre
Vanemuine .External links
* [http://www.pyss.ee/ Official website]
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