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Smugglers, spies & escapes · 1972

The KGB's secret floor in Hotel Viru

Hotel Viru opened in June 1972, finished by a Finnish firm, as Estonia's first high-rise and the hotel where Western visitors to Tallinn were put up. On the top, 23rd floor the KGB ran a secret radio and listening centre. Sixty guest rooms were fitted with hidden listening devices, and so were some of the restaurant tables. The KGB left just before Estonia regained its independence in August 1991, and the secret rooms were not discovered until 1994. The radio room is now a museum.

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

Eesti keeles

1972. aasta juunis avatud ja Soome firma valmis ehitatud Viru hotell oli Eesti esimene kõrghoone, kuhu majutati Tallinna lääne külalised. Kõige ülemisel, 23. korrusel pidas KGB salajast raadio- ja pealtkuulamiskeskust. Kuuskümmend hotellituba ja ka mõned restorani lauad olid varustatud varjatud pealtkuulamisseadmetega. KGB lahkus vahetult enne Eesti taasiseseisvumist 1991. aasta augustis ning salaruumid avastati alles 1994. aastal. Endises raadioruumis asub nüüd muuseum.

Map of the area around The KGB's secret floor in Hotel Viru
59.43660° N, 24.75490° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Wikipedia: Hotel Viru. ↗

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