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Fire, flood or disaster · 09.06.1908

Kings and emperors in the Tallinn roads

On 9 June 1908 the roadstead off Tallinn – then Reval – filled with the grandest yachts in Europe. King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrived aboard the Victoria and Albert, the first visit of a reigning British monarch to the Russian Empire, and anchored between the Tsar's Standart and the Dowager Empress's Polar Star, surrounded by British and Russian warships. Nicholas II came by train from Peterhof with his whole family and Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin, past cheering crowds; thousands more watched from the hills and shores of the bay. Over two days of lunches, tea and a state banquet the monarchs celebrated the new Anglo-Russian understanding. At night the warships were illuminated, and local residents rowed out to serenade the guests. The marker is in the bay where the yachts lay.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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9. juunil 1908 täitus Tallinna – tollase Reveli – reid Euroopa uhkeimate jahtidega. Kuningas Edward VII ja kuninganna Alexandra saabusid jahiga Victoria and Albert – see oli valitseva Briti monarhi esimene külaskäik Vene keisririiki – ning heitsid ankru keisri jahi Standart ja keisrinna-ema jahi Poljarnaja Zvezda vahele, ümberringi Briti ja Vene sõjalaevad. Nikolai II saabus kogu perega ja peaminister Pjotr Stolõpiniga rongiga Peterhofist, mööda hõiskavast rahvast; tuhanded vaatasid sündmust lahe ääres küngastelt ja kallastelt. Kahe päeva jooksul pidasid monarhid lõunasöökide, teejoomise ja riigibanketiga uut Inglise-Vene lähenemist. Öösiti olid sõjalaevad valgustatud ja kohalikud elanikud sõudsid paatidega külaliste juurde neile laulma. Tähis asub lahes, kus jahid seisid.

Map of the area around Kings and emperors in the Tallinn roads
59.46500° N, 24.75000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: tsarnicholas.org ↗

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