The Tall Hermann Tower will be open to visitors on the Day Restoration of Independence

Free tours of the Tall Hermann Tower will take place every full and half hour between 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. The tours will start from the Governor’s Garden. The tours offered on the Fienta ticketing platform are already full. However, on 20 August, a limited number of free tickets will be distributed in the Governor’s Garden on a first-come, first-served basis. The Tall Hermann Tower is a historical building, and therefore group sizes are limited. We recommend to get your tickets as early as possible to secure a place on the tour.

Celebration of the restoration of Estonia’s independence will begin at 11 a.m. with a memorial ceremony at the 20 August Memorial Stone at Toompea. Ants Veetõusme, President of the August 20 Club, will deliver a speech. President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar will lay flowers at the memorial stone on behalf of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia). Prime Minister Kristen Michal will also attend the ceremony.

At noon, the August 20 Club will hold its traditional festive meeting in the White Hall of Toompea Castle. President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar and Prime Minister Kristen Michal will deliver welcoming addresses. Deputy Chairman of the Board of the August 20 Club Alar Maarend will give a speech.

The August 20 Club, which was founded in 1994, unites the people who were elected to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia in 1990, and voted for the Resolution to restore the independence of Estonia. 34 years ago, on 20 August 1991 at 11.03 p.m., the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia adopted the Resolution On the National Independence of Estonia, with 69 votes in favour.

The historical towers of Toompea Castle are an integral part of Estonia’s political history. Today, the most important of the towers is the Tall Hermann. The blue, black and white national flag on the top of the tower, at 95 metres above sea level, is one of the main symbols of Estonia’s independence. The Tall Hermann Tower is traditionally open to the public on the Riigikogu Open House Day in April, on the National Flag Day on 4 June and on the Day of Restoration of Independence on 20 August.

Riigikogu Press Service
Maiki Vaikla
+372 631 6456, +372 5666 9508
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Source: Parliament of Estonia