Raekoja Plats Photo

Photographer’s Note

Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and one of the best preserved ancient cities of Europe. The photo presents "Raekoja Plats", the central square of the old city and one of Tallinn major sights, the Town Hall.
Of the late Gothic period, the original building dates from the 13th century, but substantial reworks took place in the 15th century.
The photo dates from 1992, shortly after Estonia's independance from the USSR, so this is the reason why the place looks so empty, even in summer. A lot has changed since then, lots of tourists now visit Tallinn and the fact that Estonia has joined the European Union on May 1st, 2004, will probably attract even more tourists.

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clodreno (0) 2004-11-09 4:01

salut Jean Yves..Très belle image de cette merveilleuse place. Quand j'y suis allé, mes amis qui y vivaient à l'époque habitaient juste derrière la "mairie"..
Un bon resto Indien sur cette place.. Il faudrait que je scanne....

jmdaoudal (82) 2004-11-09 4:11

Joli, bleuté un peu froid mais tout en nuances qui réchauffent.
Belle architecture ddans cette composition de grande qualité.
Jean Michel

Tynu (72) 2004-11-09 4:13

it's nice to remember these old days

ChrisJ (70443) 2004-11-09 4:20

Bonjour Jean Yves

Excellent study of this Estonian urban architecture. I like the single spire bifurcating the blue sky. Tres bon!

cessy (13647) 2004-11-09 5:06

very nice shot, taken from the right angle

jemaflor (39759) 2004-11-09 5:51

Salut Jean Yves, l'exposition est très réussie car il y avait de grands contrastes entre les parties ensoleillées et celles à l'ombre.
Drôle de mélange de styles autour de cette place! Ensemble bien mis en valeur par le cadrage.

ma-tibou (4566) 2004-11-09 7:26

Bonjour Jean-Yves, une photo éclatante, de bien belles couleurs belle réalisation, joli résultat.

jhm (83298) 2004-11-09 7:44

Bonjour Jean Yves, a very old photo but excellent of composition and very nice of colours, the tower together with the lovely facades on the background give a good summary of this city.
Thanks for sharing.

ChristianS (2997) 2004-11-09 13:16

Hi, nice photo Jean Yves, the architecture is lovely. Very well composed and nice colours. You was lucky to shot this photo without too many tourists, I prefed it this way. Well captured!

Rockyboy (20582) 2004-11-09 15:39

Je connais vraiment mal ce pays et la photo présentée est vraiment bien menée. Les facades aux couleurs pastel des maisons sont très jolies. Bien vu!

el_comandante (78) 2004-11-09 16:54 [Comment]

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albiback (8506) 2004-11-10 7:19

La dominante bleutée est partout et cela donne de la vigueur au contraste chaud /froid provoqué par le rouge du camion et des personnages.

bpelvan (3786) 2004-11-10 9:26

Very menaningful shot Jean Yves. This is the pic of the freedom.:))) Very well composed. Good colored and sharp picture also shows the daily life of this beautiful place. Well done and thanks for sharing...

Georges (11185) 2004-11-10 12:10

Beaucoup de vie sur cette place mais j'apprecie plus particulierement les couleurs bien satturées qui donne de l'importance au cliché .
Bien vu J-Yves bravo.

Tue (25608) 2004-11-19 15:23

I like this picture, also because of the shadows. Nice to see a picture in historic perspective!

yanldion (184) 2005-10-08 14:21

very nice picture....:)THANKS FOR SHARING

sergio1 (12150) 2006-01-25 11:10

Hola Jean
En esta captura conseguiste congelar por un instante la vida cotidiana de Estonia. La composicion en combinacion con la luz crearon el toque justo de sombreado que desprende esta construccion gotica.
Saludos
Hasta la proxima.