Toompea Castle

Built on the spot where the ancient Estonians' wooden fortress stood before the 1219 Danish Invasion (That gives you an idea of how long Estonia has been around.), Tallinn's castle served for seven centuries as the seat of power for the nation's foreign masters. Now it housed the Riigikogu, Estonia's parliament. Estonia declared their independence from Russia on August 20, 1991, took Lenin's statue down on the 23rd, and Russia recognized Estonian independence on the 24th. This is a baroque front added in the 18th century. On the back it looks like a medieval castle.