Soviet Prison
This Patarei Prison on the sea in Tallinn was extensively used by the KGB, and then by the Estonians themselves after their independence in the early 90s. It housed prisoners until 2004 and is now open to the public…barely.
In fact, I was the only “public” when I visited this large complex, the only person roaming the stark and creepy halls of this haunted and depressing relic, moving carefully through the labyrinth of darkness and debris and keeping a very keen alertness as to my route out.
June 19th, 2009 in
Estonia
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Sobering.
2004 was not that long ago… The pictures and daily ‘commodities’ left behind seem to suggest that people left this place in a hurry. With passing time this place will either fall into decay or be transformed into a protected museum. For you to witness the place in its raw state is both historic and chilling.