Estonia to open maritime museum in seaplane hangar
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Estonia will open the Baltic states' largest maritime museum in a hangar once used by Charles Lindbergh.
The main attractions at the €15 million ($20 million) Seaplane Harbor will be a British-built submarine dating from the 1930s and a life-size replica of the 184 seaplane, a British two-seater designed by Short Brothers.
The unique concrete hangar housing the museum was built in 1916-17 when Estonia was part of czarist Russia. Its most famous guest was Lindbergh, the U.S. aviator, who flew there from Moscow in 1933 as part of his tour around Europe.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The hangar was a closed military zone from 1940, when the Soviet Union annexed Estonia, until 1991 when the Baltic state regained its independence.
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Online:
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