True crime · 1917
The storming of the Fat Margaret prison
Fat Margaret was built between 1511 and 1530 to guard Tallinn's harbour, with walls up to five metres thick. Later the cannon tower stored gunpowder and weapons, and then it became a prison. During the 1917 Revolution it was the scene of an outbreak of violence: a mob of workers, soldiers and sailors attacked the prison and murdered the guards. The tower burned, as did Toompea Castle, which was also used as a prison, and both were left unusable. That is one reason why the Patarei sea fort became Tallinn's central prison in 1920. In the 1920s there were plans to turn Fat Margaret into an artists' home. It was rebuilt in 1978 to 1981 and now houses the Maritime Museum.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Paks Margareeta ehitati aastatel 1511–1530 Tallinna sadama kaitseks ja selle müürid on kuni viie meetri paksused. Hiljem hoiti suurtükitornis püssirohtu ja relvi ning siis sai sellest vangla. 1917. aasta revolutsiooni ajal puhkes siin vägivald: tööliste, sõdurite ja madruste jõuk ründas vanglat ja tappis valvurid. Torn põles, nagu ka vanglana kasutatud Toompea loss, ja mõlemad muutusid kasutuskõlbmatuks. Muu hulgas seepärast sai 1920. aastal Tallinna keskvanglaks Patarei merekindlus. 1920. aastatel kavatseti Paksust Margareetast teha kunstnike maja. Torn ehitati aastatel 1978–1981 ümber ja nüüd asub selles meremuuseum.
Source: English Wikipedia: Fat Margaret; Patarei Prison history pages. ↗