Maakri

Maakri is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,099 (). In the last decade Maakri has developed into the main business centre of Tallinn. Many high-rise buildings have been built into the area during this period.

History

Maakri subdistrict is named after the ''Macker'' family, who owned a painting workshop located at Maakri 23.

The latter part of the 19th century saw Maakri become home to many shops and industrial factories, as well as to the first Great Synagogue of Tallinn, which was built in 1884 and destroyed in the 1944 March bombing. Maakri was also home to the Tallinn Paper Factory, which was located on the site of the current Stockmann department store, and to Theodor Grünwald's leather and footwear factory, which today has been redeveloped as Maakri Kvartal.

After the Estonian Restoration of independence, many high-rise buildings have been built in the Maakri area. In 1999, the first high-rise was completed - the 94-metre tall SEB Pank headquarters.

Skyscrapers and high-rises

Maakri is home to the majority of the tallest buildings in Tallinn.

Furthermore, a number of high-rise buildings such as Hotel Olümpia (84 m), City Plaza (78 m), Hotel Viru (74 m) and Novira Plaza (53 m) are situated in the close proximity to the Maakri subdistrict, meaning together they form a consistent skyline of the Tallinn city centre.

The future of Maakri sees the density of high-rise buildings increase, as a number of proposed projects are in development, such as a 30-floor Lauteri 3 development by EBS, a 36-floor Maakri 29 development by the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church and a cluster of high-rise buildings planned by Capital Mill on the site of the area between Lennuki and Maakri streets.

Gallery

File:Maakri tänava sünagoog 004.jpg, The Great Synagogue of Tallinn was built in 1884 and destroyed in the March bombing of 1944
File:TLA 1465 1 985 Juudi sünagoog Sakala ja Maakri tänava nurgal sügis 1948.jpg, The Synagogue was located at the corner of Sakala and Maakri streets
File:The old Chimney Stockmann Tallinn.jpg, The old chimney of the Tallinn Paper Factory, located next to the Stockmann department store
File:Birkhaus in the Maakri tn Maakri 23 Tallinn 20 April 2006.jpg, Maakri 23, built in 1910 and one of the best examples of art nouveau architecture in Tallinn
File:Maakri 19-21 before Building Reconctruction Tallinn 11 August 2011.JPG, Maakri 19-21 was the location of the Theodor Grünwald's leather and footwear factory, later named "Union"
File:TLA 1465 1 540 Maakri tn 14 14 05 1938 fotogr E Brockner.jpg, Wooden houses of Maakri in 1938
File:Maakri tn 34 demolished March 2006.jpg, Old wooden houses of Maakri in 2006, majority of them have been destroyed
File:Wooden House Maakri 34 in Tallinn 8 August 2002.jpg, Wooden House in Maakri 34 on 8 August 2002
File:Tallinna Jaani Seegi kirik, 14. saj, 1648, 18. saj (1).jpg, Church of St. John's almshouse from the 17th century.

File:Tallinn Rävala puiestee.jpg, Tallinn Rävala puiestee
File:Tallinn building.jpg, The beginning of Tartu road, SEB headquarters on the left.
File:Maakri Maja talvel 2010.jpg, Maakri Maja in the winter of 2010
File:Estonian Flag on the Wall of Maakri 36 in Tallinn 24 February 2017.jpg, Estonian Flag on the Wall of Maakri 36 in Tallinn 24 February 2017
File:Tallinn - 49414033258.jpg, Maakri Kvartal

References

Subdistricts of Tallinn
Kesklinn, Tallinn
Central business districts

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