Tallinn Trip – Estonian History Museum (1905 Memorial Cross)

I mentioned the 1905 uprising in Tallinn in my last post.

This is the original wooden memorial cross that was erected in New Market (Vabaduse väljak) in Tallinn to commemorate those who died during the demonstrations.

The museum didn’t say where this had been stored for over 100 years, I’m partly surprised that the Soviet overseers didn’t have it hidden away somewhere during their period of occupation after the Second World War. This is such a symbolic exhibit that it feels a little understated, a solemn reminder of the sacrifices made in the pursuit of Estonian independence.