KGB Vangikongid
KGB Vangikongid
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Wednesday
11:00 - 18:00
Thursday
11:00 - 18:00
Friday
11:00 - 18:00
Saturday
11:00 - 18:00
Sunday
11:00 - 18:00
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181 reviews
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Julie C
Kent, UK402 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
A really moving museum - take time to read individual stories and also watch some of the videos as they are shocking as to what people went through, in a relatively recent portion of history.
Written 29 October 2022
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Sail B
Mold, UK67 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
Absolutely fantastic place really enjoyed it and the history behind it. Incredible the levels of paranoia on display by superpowers
Written 1 October 2022
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David T
Rheinfelden, Switzerland430 contributions
Aug 2022
Small musuem but shocking I what is presented. As the signs say, if these Walls could talk... what would they say.
Written 7 August 2022
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Liina
9 contributions
Oct 2021 • Friends
this very sad place. I will never forget that 2% of the people got out only who got there for interrogation.
Written 25 July 2022
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Zwreviews
Belfast, UK60 contributions
Jul 2022 • Friends
This is a great way to spend 30 minutes. I went in when it was very hot as I had a Tallinn card which meant I got free entry. I’m glad I did! I hadn’t planned to visit this and found it very interesting and informative
Written 16 July 2022
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Nic N
Dundee, UK140 contributions
Mar 2022
This is a really small but informative museum on the site of the old KGB prison cells in Tallinn Old Town. A good way to spend 30 mins or so. When we visited, there was another patron, a young guy, who was pacing up and down the corridor yelling into his mobile phone. It was extremely distracting and not at all respectful to the fact that this was a place where hundreds of prisoners were murdered. I feel that staff should have intervened and told him to shut up but they didn't.
Written 5 April 2022
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Mikael F
Helsinki, Finland29,614 contributions
Jan 2020
The former KGB headquarters in Tallinn lies in the Old Town in a building built in 1912. The prison cells in the basement have remained a symbol of the former Soviet oppression in Estonia.
Suspected enemies of the state were imprisoned and interrogated before they were either shot or sent to labor camps in Siberia. The cells were used until 1950.
There is not so much to see for the entrance fee of 5 euros. The basement has two corridors, six prison cells, and a punishment cell.
Suspected enemies of the state were imprisoned and interrogated before they were either shot or sent to labor camps in Siberia. The cells were used until 1950.
There is not so much to see for the entrance fee of 5 euros. The basement has two corridors, six prison cells, and a punishment cell.
Written 28 January 2020
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Simonwheeler186220
Bristol, UK70 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The title sums it up. A small museum but if you are interested in modern history then well recommended. Sadly we’ve already visited Auschwitz and after attempting to try to take in the sheer scale of total inhumanity there this museum appears to be very small by comparison BUT it does not dilute the level of cruelty and terror inflicted on the poor souls incarcerated in these underground cells.
Written 26 January 2020
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Emma
Bourne, UK54 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
The museum, although small, was very informative. The size was reflected in the price which was very reasonable. Lots of different ways of displaying information and hearing stories of those who had stayed in the cells. Good for a quick 30 minute visit.
Written 29 December 2019
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Henry
Havant, UK535 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
A small museum with just enough to make it worth the entry fee. Just to see the cells and small solitary cells and hear the stories of those who endured the wrath of the KGB was enough. Plenty of things to read. Quite a scary toilet that is in an old cell with a big cell door
Written 27 December 2019
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KGB VANGIKONGID (Tallinn) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- KGB Vangikongid is open:
- Wed - Sun 11:00 - 18:00
- We recommend booking KGB Vangikongid tours ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. See all 1 KGB Vangikongid tours on Tripadvisor
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