The unsuspecting façade of Pagari 1 in the Old Town hides a dark past that once was the KGB Prison Cells in Tallinn. The former KGB headquarters building has long been a symbol of the former Soviet oppression in Estonia. In the basement, suspected enemies of the state were imprisoned in tiny cells, sometimes up to 18 people at a time, before they were interrogated, then either shot or sent to labour camps in Siberia. Visit a part of the dark cellar, KGB Prison Cells is now open for visitors.
KGB Prison Cells
Website
www.vabamu.ee/kgb-prison-cellsAmenities
City card
Open
From October through April open Wed – Sun 11:00 – 18:00, closed Mon, Tue. From May through September open Tue – Sun 10:00 – 18:00, closed Mon.
Price/Additional Info
Admission €9, reduced €7, family €16, free admission for children up to 8 y.o. Joint ticket with Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom available for €20, reduced €13, family €35 (including grandparents, parents and children up to 18 y.o.).Associated Venues
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In the period from 1941 to 1991, Estonia was occupied briefly by Nazi Germany and then for four and a half decades by the USSR. The history of this difficult period comes to life in this modern museum on the edge of Old Town. After extensive renovatio
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