One of the rather inconspicuous, yet nevertheless quite significant buildings located on Church Square in Tallinn is the former building of the Noble Assembly, built in the Classicist style. As you probably know, Reval (that was the name formerly borne by the Estonian capital) used to be условно divided into two parts: the Lower Town served as the stronghold of merchants and craftsmen, while the Upper Town was the residence of nobles and knights. And it was in this green building with white trim that the Reval nobles met on business and personal matters.
Originally, this house was built of wood; however, it has not survived to this day — it perished in the fire of the late 17th century. In its place, a new building was erected — the very one that we now see before us. Interestingly, its model was the building of the Noble Assembly in Stockholm. However, the facade of this structure is finished much more simply — with plaster, rather than granite as in Sweden. Still, even ordinary plaster can become quite an expensive pleasure for the city authorities — in the northern climate it cracks rather quickly, and that is why the former building of the Noble Assembly can still often be found under reconstruction even today.
