Historic building
Viru väljak 2
In 1849–1850 the merchant Christian Abraham Rotermann built a two-storey stone building on the north side of what was then the Russian market, today's Viru square, with shops below and flats above, to designs by I. Jefimov; Georg Heinrich Haetge ran a pharmacy here in 1850–1870. In 1871 the town bought it and turned it into the Alexander Gymnasium, the first Russian-language boys' grammar school in Estonia, later a girls' gymnasium and schools. Between the wars it was the waiting room and starting point for long-distance buses, and the Viru roundabout in front of it is counted as Tallinn's zero point. It is now part of the Rotermann centre.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Aastatel 1849–1850 ehitas kaupmees Christian Abraham Rotermann I. Jefimovi projekti järgi tolleaegse Vene turu, praeguse Viru väljaku põhjaküljele kahekorruselise kivihoone, mille alumisel korrusel olid kauplused ja ülemisel korterid; 1850–1870 tegutses siin Georg Heinrich Haetge apteek. 1871. aastal ostis linn maja ja seal alustas Tallinna Aleksandri Gümnaasium, esimene venekeelne poeglastegümnaasium Eestis, hiljem tütarlaste gümnaasium ja teised koolid. Sõdadevahelisel ajal oli see kaugbussiliinide ootepaik ja lähtekoht ning maja ees olevat Viru ringi peetakse Tallinna 0-punktiks. Nüüd on see osa Rotermanni keskusest.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotermanni_kaubamaja ↗