Pärnamäe Cemetery

Pärnamäe Cemetery

There are plans to expand the burial area at Pärnamäe Cemetery. There is a large area in the middle of the cemetery that is not in use. Historically, gravel was mined at this site, and it was later partially filled with rubbish and various fill materials. The entire...
Shipwreck in the territory of Tallinn Port’s D-terminal

Shipwreck in the territory of Tallinn Port’s D-terminal

In 2016, construction began on a new car loading and unloading area for Terminal D in Tallinn’s Old City Harbor. It was known that there might be shipwrecks in the area. Senior researcher Hannes Tõnisson (PhD) from the Tallinn University Ecology Center conducted...
Paljassaare pressure pipeline

Paljassaare pressure pipeline

Paljassaare is a peninsula in the northern part of Tallinn, between Paljassaare Bay and Tallinn Bay, in the Paljassaare settlement. The Paljassaare peninsula was formed as a result of human activity. Between 1912 and 1917, the strait between the Tükipealse peninsula...
Shipwreck discovered during construction of Reidi road

Shipwreck discovered during construction of Reidi road

Near the Port of Tallinn, old pieces of wood were unearthed during the construction of Reidi Road. Excavation was immediately halted and a closer investigation was launched. It turned out that this could be a very old shipwreck, the existence of which was previously...
Old foundation survey

Old foundation survey

A residential building was undergoing renovation in the village of Valingu in Harju County. It was known that, in addition to the existing building, there had been other buildings on the site in the past. However, these had been demolished decades ago and replaced...