Tallinn waist

Tallinn waist
Tallinn waist

A conceptual walk.

 

The area of Tallinn is 159 km2. The city is the narrowest in the middle, the distance between the sea and Lake Ülemiste being a mere 2.3 km and the relief of this section rising 37m. It is a traffic nuisance with frequent jams.

 

The walk follows a straight trajectory between the sea and the lake, offering a rough section of contrasting city environments – a park followed by vacant lots, highways and supermarkets next to calm back yards.

 

The walk took about two hours with approximately 50 people. All participants got a wooden ruler with a relevant map fragment.

 


 

Trichtlinnburg. An Urban Affair. 12.05.2005

Siiri Vallner, Indrek Peil, Heidi Urb