Mustpeade Maja
[Tallinn House of Black Heads]
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The Tallinn Brotherhood of Black Heads, established in 1399, leased the Pikk Street building in 1517 and added a big festive hall to it in 1531-32, the initial ornament paintings of which can still be seen in the windows.
In 1597, the façade was renovated by the builder-stonecutter Arent Passer. In addition to the coat of arms of the brotherhood that bears the picture of St. Mauritius, the stone décor also represents the portraits of the landlords, King Sigismund III and Queen Anna; the coat of arms of Tallinn’s partner factories in the Hanseatic League, the Steelyard in London, Peterscourt in Novgorod, the Oosterlinghuis in Brugges and Tyskebryggen in Bergen; above these, Black Heads on a tournament, Justitia (Justice), Pax (Peace) and Christ Almighty can be seen. The rooms in the House of Black Heads and Olev’s Guild were modernized between 1908-1922.
Marker is on Pikk Street just north of Hobusepea.
Courtesy hmdb.org
