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"The Broken Line" monument

Tourist attraction Monument Sculpture

Striking, modern monument commemorating the 852 victims of the 1994 sinking of the MS Estonia ferry. People often mention monument, memorial, ferry, lost, victims, Tallinn, people, memory,


Address

Väike Rannavärav 1, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia

Website

www.visitestonia.com

Contact

+372 5614 9229

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (134 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: monument (10) memorial (8) ferry (8) lost (7) victims (7) Tallinn (6) people (6) memory (6)
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  • 5/5 Harris P. 7 years ago on Google
    'The Broken Line' monument is the memorial of the tragic incident in which the passenger ferry 'Estonia', that sank on the night of 28 September 1994 between Tallinn and Stockholm. 137 people were rescued, but 852 died - 757 of whom were never found. This monument was erected on the Suur Rannavärav bastion in Tallinn in memory of those who lost their lives in that ferry disaster..
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 isbjørn 4 years ago on Google • 370 reviews
    Simply designed but very meaningful monument.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Krishna S. 5 years ago on Google
    Those who know the story would appreciate.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rose-marie N. 2 years ago on Google • 50 reviews
    A beautiful memorial to one of the greatest tragedies in peacetime.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ionut Pasere (Johnny C. 8 months ago on Google • 881 reviews
    Unwritten history is interesting

  • 5/5 A M. 2 years ago on Google
    A moving monument to a tragedy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Franklin F. 4 years ago on Google
    This sculpture produced a very intense emotional exoerience in me while visiting close by in Tallinn
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 George On t. 5 years ago on Google
    This monument was erected on the Suur Rannavärav bastion in Tallinn in memory of those who lost their lives on the 'Estonia' ferry, which sank on the night of 28 September 1994 between Tallinn and Stockholm. 137 people were rescued, but 852 died - 757 of whom were never found.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ηλιας �. 3 months ago on Google • 276 reviews New
    Monument to the shipwreck victims.

  • 5/5 Οτι �. 9 months ago on Google • 135 reviews
    Monument in memory of those lost in the wreck of the ms esthonia, the deadliest shipwreck in peacetime, after the Titanic. So many lives were unjustly lost!!!!

  • 5/5 Sami 2 years ago on Google • 121 reviews
    A fine memorial to the memory of those who perished in the sinking of the M/S Estonia

  • 5/5 Antti J. 1 year ago on Google • 81 reviews
    It is worth going up the hill, the shape of the monument can be seen better

  • 4/5 Eduard I. 7 years ago on Google
    Very interesting and original concept for this memorial for the ferry disaster victims

  • 5/5 Nikos G. 1 year ago on Google
    Unique monument for remembering a tragedy.

  • 4/5 Mustapha B. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice monument, just next to ferry station in the enter of the old city of Tallinn

  • 4/5 Andreas H. 8 months ago on Google
    Simple yet powerful memorial for those victims of the sinking "Estonia". May they rest in peace. Make sure to (also) look at the memorial from up, the symbolism gets substantially clearer from there.

  • 5/5 KC M. 11 months ago on Google
    Very nice memorial to the victims of a boat wreck in 1994. The memorial is placed in a great spot in town. Sad story

  • 5/5 Oskar R. 6 months ago on Google
    A sad and touching place. A lot of people died during this disaster and it’s good that they get remembered.

  • 4/5 &Tilly [. 1 year ago on Google
    A nice piece of art near a small park. It can be climed on, actually, just vibrating quite a bit.

  • 4/5 Federico R. 7 years ago on Google
    Monument and park in the loving memories of the victims of the ferry disaster in 1994.

  • 5/5 Jose Maria G. 5 years ago on Google
    When you know what happened, and what has been learned from this accident, you really understand this place. Hate the people making selfies without knowledge of what it is and what it means.

  • 5/5 Sa P. 6 years ago on Google
    Memorial erected for the victims of the MS Estonia catastrophe. The ship sank in 1994 in the Baltic Sea in one of the worst maritime disasters. It's, after Titanic, the second-deadliest European shipwreck disaster to have occurred in peacetime and the deadliest peacetime shipwreck to have occurred in European waters, with 852 lives lost.

  • 4/5 Anne 5 years ago on Google
    Monument in memory of 852 people who lost their lives in the ESTONIA passenger ferry catastrophe on 28 September in 1994. Really touching monument! Names of the victims are carved on the stone.

  • 3/5 Carlos V. 5 years ago on Google
    It was a simple monument. But still, I must remember why it's there.

  • 5/5 Antonio C. 4 years ago on Google
    Monument in memory of the 852 people who lost the life in the ferry boat catastrophe on 28/9/1994.


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