Maakri is a subdistrict () in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown),

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

, the capital of

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. 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 The Great Synagogue of Tallinn () was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, that was located in Maakri Street, Tallinn, Estonia. Nowadays, the Jews are using Tallinn Synagogue. The synagogue was built in 1884, and it was designed by . The bombing of Ta ...

, 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

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department store, and to Theodor Grünwald's leather and footwear factory, which today has been redeveloped as Maakri Kvartal. After the

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, 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 SEB Pank is an Estonian bank, owned by the Swedish bank SEB. SEB is the second largest bank in Estonia and is a member of the international SEB Group. Until 11 April 2005 the name of the bank was Eesti Ühispank, which was originally founded i ...

headquarters.

Skyscrapers and high-rises

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

Furthermore, a number of high-rise buildings such as Arter Kvartal (111 m), 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

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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

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 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 Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flo ...

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 demolished 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

{{Tallinn Subdistricts of Tallinn Kesklinn, Tallinn Central business districts