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The Seaplane Harbour

Amazing maritime museum

One of the most spectacular naval museums in Europe, the Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam), occupies a huge hangar built in 1916 to hold the Russian Admiralty’s squadron of seaplanes. Looking like a conjoined trio of Byzantine cathedrals, the cavernous triple-domed building supported by angled pillars was considered one of the wonders of concrete construction at the time.

Inside, raised walkways guide visitors past various exhibits, including naval guns, a variety of boats, and an original seaplane suspended from the ceiling. Most prominent is the submarine Lembit, built in 1937 by British company Armstrong-Vickers for the Estonian Navy. You can clamber inside Lembit for an atmospheric taste of undersea life.

Several naval vessels are moored outside, notably Suur Tõll, the ice-cream-coloured, steam-powered ice breaker built in 1914.

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The Seaplane Harbour is about 20 minutes’ walk north of the Old Town at Vesilennuki 6

Open: May - September daily 10:00 - 19:00 October - April Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 18:00

Tickets: €15

meremuuseum.ee/lennusadam

The Seaplane Harbour

1914–1939 War & Independence

Central Districts

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Image by Estonian Maritime Museum