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Püssirohukelder

Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu

Built inside an ancient gunpowder cellar.

Address: Lossi 28
Getting there: in the side of Toome Hill in Pirogov Park behind Tartu Town Hall
Hours: Sun—Tue 12:00–22:00, Wed—Sat 12:00–01:00
Price: €10—20
Website: pyss.ee (opens in a new tab)

Listing from Wikivoyage: Tartu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Gunpowder Cellar
Dug into the side of the hill in 1767 as part of the complex of the bishop's citadel. It was used as a gunpowder cellar until 1809. Until 1982, it served as a storage room for many different enterprises, and was later developed into an eating place. Today, the building hosts a bar/restaurant of the same name, claiming to have the highest pub ceiling in the world, at 11 metres.
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Old Observatory
The observatory, designed by university architect J.W. Krause, was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Working place of many famous astronomers including Struve; indeed the observatory is a point on the world heritage listed Struve Geodetic Arc spanning from the Arctic Sea to the Black Sea.
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Angel's Bridge
Built in the 19th century and spans Lossi Street.
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Pirogov Park
A small park where consuming light (<6%) alcohol is allowed between 15 March and 15 October until 23 (as it's a designated picnic area). It's the only public place in the city where drinking is legal so in the evenings it's full of students and homeless.