爱沙尼亚首都塔林是一座三面环水、方圆不足160平方千米的小城,也是欧洲北部唯一一座完整保留了中世纪风格的城市。建于13~16世纪的塔林古城,于1997年被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。而维鲁大门的两座圆柱形红尖顶塔楼,是很多人对塔林古城的第一印象,此外这里也是塔林新城和古城的交接处——一扇通向中世纪的大门。在不大的古城中,花岗岩亦或鹅 Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a small city surrounded by water and less than 160 square kilometers in radius. It is also the only city in Northern Europe that completely preserved the medieval style. Built in the 13th and 16th centuries, the ancient city of Tallinn was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. The two cylindrical, red-spire towers of the Viru gate are the first impression that many people have of the ancient city of Tallinn. In addition, it is also the junction of the Tallinn Old Town and the ancient city - a gateway to the Middle Ages. In the small ancient city, granite or goose