Yesterday (Friday) I spent the day in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and on the other side of this small country from Tartu. The reason for the trip was to liaise with my contacts at the U.S. Embassy, because as a Fulbright Scholar I am part of their responsibility. Tallinn is known as having one of the best-preserved medieval centres of any city in Europe and I was fortunate to have a couple of spare hours during the day to stroll around. The picture above is of the main square (Raekoja plats) in Old Town. The picture below is of the Russian Orthodox cathedral that overlooks the eastern edge of Old Town, and -- on the right -- part of the old city wall and fortifications.
For comparison purposes I took a bus from Tartu to Tallinn and a train on the way back. Both take two and a half hours, and they are both cheap, seemingly efficient, and somewhat run-down. The U.S. Embassy is located a few blocks south of Old Town. On my walk to it I came across the following modernist 'tree-house'.
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can someone please tell me more about this modernist tree house, who was the architect etc?
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