Tallinn - Today, Tallinn will welcome its first visitors to the largest maritime museum in the Baltic. It is located in a hangar that also served the legendary American aviator Charles Lindbergh. The main attraction in the museum will be a submarine built in Britain in the 1930s and a "life-sized" replica of a historic seaplane created based on the 184 model from Short Brothers. The unique concrete hangar where the exhibition is located was built between 1916 and 1917. This was during the time when Estonia was part of the Russian Empire. According to the AP agency, its most famous guest was aviator Lindbergh, who flew there in 1933 during his trip around Europe. In 1940, when Estonia became a victim of Soviet annexation, the hangar was taken over by the soldiers of the Red Army. It remained a closed military area until 1991, when Estonia regained its independence. Over the weekend, the museum will be open for 33 hours non-stop. Adults will pay eight euros (over 200 crowns) for a ticket, while children will pay half.
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