Viru Square

The beginning of Narva maantee, (Viru Centre in the right).
In the 1990s the square was used as a parking area, (Kaubamaja - department store in the foreground).
The building process of Viru Centre in 2003.

Viru Square (Estonian: Viru väljak) was a square in the center of Tallinn, Estonia. It existed as a square until 2002 when the construction of Viru Centre began. Currently there's only a roundabout and an official "street name" left of the former open area. The roundabout is the intersection of three main streets of Tallinn: Pärnu maantee (Pärnu Road), Narva maantee (Narva Road), Mere puistee (Sea Avenue); and two smaller: Viru tänav and Vana-Viru tänav (Old-Viru Street). Also all of the four tram lines of Tallinn go through the roundabout.

Names of square during the history

Buildings around Viru Square

References

  1. ↑ Viru väljak - Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed. Eesti Keele Instituut
  2. ↑ http://register.muinas.ee/?menuID=monument&action=view&id=1244 Pritsimaja.

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Coordinates: 59°26′13.39″N 24°45′13.59″E / 59.4370528°N 24.7537750°E / 59.4370528; 24.7537750


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