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Linnahall

Coordinates: 59°26′48″N 24°45′10″E / 59.44667°N 24.75278°E / 59.44667; 24.75278
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Linnahall
Linnahall in 2006
Linnahall is located in Estonia
Linnahall
Location within Estonia
Former namesV. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sport
General information
TypeConcert/Sports venue
LocationTallinn, Estonia
AddressMere puiestee 20
Coordinates59°26′48″N 24°45′10″E / 59.44667°N 24.75278°E / 59.44667; 24.75278
Completed1980
Opened1980
Design and construction
Architect(s)Raine Karp, Riina Altmäe

Linnahall is a former 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 in 1980. As inland Moscow had no suitable venue at which to stage the sailing event this task fell to Tallinn, the capital of then Estonian SSR.[1] 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.[2] One of them was V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sport, which was later renamed to its present name - Linnahall.[3] A large concrete structure, architects of Linnahall are Raine Karp and Riina Altmäe.

The venue also features a heliport, with service to Helsinki, and a small port for Linda Line catamarans.

Linnahall Heliport

Linnahall Heliport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesTallinn
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates59°26′53″N 024°45′12″E / 59.44806°N 24.75333°E / 59.44806; 24.75333
Map
EECL is located in Estonia
EECL
EECL
Location in Estonia
Map
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
1 8 26 Concrete
Sources: Estonian AIP[4]

Linnahall Heliport (ICAO: EECL), is a heliport at the Linnahall in Tallinn, Estonia. It was used by Copterline for its flights to Helsinki Hernesaari Heliport in Helsinki, Finland. It is the only publicly used heliport in Estonia.

  • Linnahall
    Linnahall
  • Tallinn Linnahall Heliport
    Tallinn Linnahall Heliport
  • Helicopter belonging to Holmar OÜ, an Estonian aircraft operator parked in Tallinn Linnahall Heliport
    Helicopter belonging to Holmar OÜ, an Estonian aircraft operator parked in Tallinn Linnahall Heliport
  • Linnahall from the city
    Linnahall from the city
  • Linnahall panorama
    Linnahall panorama
  • Linnahall looking towards Tallinn
    Linnahall looking towards Tallinn
  • Linnahall panorama towards the docks
    Linnahall panorama towards the docks
  • Panorama from Linnahall
    Panorama from Linnahall
  • Fast ferries docked at Linnahall
    Fast ferries docked at Linnahall
  • Graffiti on Linnahall
    Graffiti on Linnahall
  • Linnahall viewed from the west
    Linnahall viewed from the west

References

  1. ^ 1980 Summer Olympics Official Report from the Organizing Committee, vol. 2, p. 243
  2. ^ Template:Ru icon Tallinn is the Olympic Capital
  3. ^ Estonia: the remarkable afterlife of the Linnahall concert hall, by Andres Kurg
  4. ^ "eAIP Estonia". Estonian Air Navigation Services (ANS). Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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