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Kiek in de Kök

1470s · 15th century

Kiek in de Kök is an artillery tower in the town wall of Tallinn (Reval), built from about 1475 and later heightened. Its Low German name, "peep into the kitchen", came from the joke that from its upper floors the guards could see into the kitchens of the houses below. One of the strongest cannon towers in the Baltic, it is now a museum.

Kiek in de Kök
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kiek in de Kök. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kiek-in-de-kok
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