Freedom Square, Tallinn

Freedom Square (Estonian: Vabaduse väljak) is a plaza on the southern end of the Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia, where state functions and various concerts take place.

It is bounded on the east by St. John's Church (built 1862–67), on the south by Kaarli Boulevard and an underground shopping center (2008–09), and on the west by a Victory Column (2009) commemorating the Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920.

The current design was created by the architects Tiit Trummal, Veljo Kaasik, and Andres Alver.

The square arose on the site of the Swedish bastion in front of the Harju Gate, which was demolished in the middle of the 19th century.

On the 200th anniversary of the capture of the city by the Russian Empire, a monument to Peter I was erected on the square, which was dismantled on 1 May 1922.

Freedom square. View from Harjumägi . In the foreground the War of Independence Victory Column , with the building of the former insurance company EEKS-MAJA on the left, and St. John's Church behind
A Stalinist building facade on the square.