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| The origins of Tallinn date back to the 13th century, when a castle was built there by the crusading knights of the Teutonic Order. It developed as a major centre of the Hanseatic League, and its wealth is demonstrated by the opulence of the public buildings the churches in particular and the domestic architecture of the merchants` houses, which have survived to a remarkable degree despite the ravages of fire and war in the intervening centuries. |
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