Stalker's Path in the Rotermann Quarter

In Stalker, the three men pause before they enter the forbidden Zone. Tarkovsky filmed that moment in central Tallinn. The backdrop was the old Flora chemical factory beside the Rotermann salt storage, now the Museum of Estonian Architecture, and the old Tallinn Power Plant, now the Tallinn Creative Hub. A memorial plate for the film went up there in 2008. In 2026 Stalker's Path became the first Estonian site on the European Film Academy's list of Treasures of European Film Culture. A new plaque was unveiled on 30 April 2026, Estonian Film Day. The industrial wasteland has since changed almost beyond recognition.