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Arminius the Cheruscan. Monument (1875) in memory of Arminius for his defeat of the Roman legions under Quintilius Varus during the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE.
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Arminius the Cheruscan. Monument (1875) in memory of Arminius for his defeat of...

Detail of a carved banister in Villa Friedmann designed by Josef Maria Olbrich (1867-1980) in Hinterbruehl near Vienna, Austria.
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Detail of a carved banister in Villa Friedmann designed by Josef Maria Olbrich (...

Tallin, capital of Estonia, seen from Cathedral hill. The fortified walls of the Old Town., the Lower Town and, in the far background, the Baltic Sea.
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Tallin, capital of Estonia, seen from Cathedral hill. The fortified walls of th...

The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town) where the members of the Knights' Order resided, and the Lower Town, seat of merchants. Tallin was a member of the Hansa-Union of merchant cities.
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The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town)...

The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town) where the members of the Knights' Order resided, and the Lower Town, seat of merchants. Tallin was a member of the Hansa-Union of merchant cities. "Fat Margaret", the largest tower in the city-fortifications.
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The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town)...

The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town) where the members of the Knights' Order resided, and the Lower Town, seat of merchants. Tallin was a member of the Hansa-Union of merchant cities.
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The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town)...

Nikolai-Church in Tallin, seen from the Cathedral Hill.
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Nikolai-Church in Tallin, seen from the Cathedral Hill.

The orthodox Alexander Newski-Cathedral on Cathedral Hill in Tallin (1894-1900), built at a time when Russia wished to strengthen its domination of Estonia.
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The orthodox Alexander Newski-Cathedral on Cathedral Hill in Tallin (1894-1900),...

The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town) where the members of the Knights' Order resided, and the Lower Town, seat of merchants. Tallin was a member of the Hansa-Union of merchant cities.
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The Inner Citywall of Tallin, built between the Cathedral hill (The Upper Town)...

A Neo-baroque palace in Tallin, Estonia.
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A Neo-baroque palace in Tallin, Estonia.

Hermanns Fortress (Hermanni linnus) , founded by crusaders in the 13th century, enlarged by the Swedes. 1492 a Russian fortress named Ivangorod. In 1704 Czar Peter the Great conquered the fortress, The "Long Hermann" is its 50 m high tower.
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Hermanns Fortress (Hermanni linnus) , founded by crusaders in the 13th century...

Hermanns Fortress (Hermanni linnus) , founded by crusaders in the 13th century, enlarged by the Swedes. 1492 a Russian fortress named Ivangorod. In 1704 Czar Peter the Great conquered the fortress, The tower, "Long Herman" is 50 m high.
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Hermanns Fortress (Hermanni linnus) , founded by crusaders in the 13th century...