Sakala keskus [Tallinn]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Tallinn, Estonia
alternative label: Sakala keskus
EUTA building identifier: 5723
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Estonia
City: Tallinn
Wikidata source: Q12374576
opening date: 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 3972
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1982-1985 by Raine Karp. Opened as EKP Keskkomitee Politharidusmaja, a centre of communist political education. Nicknamed Karla katedraal [Karl's Cathedral after the politician Karl Vaino]. Later rnamed Sakala Keskus [Sakala Centre] used as a congress centre and as a cultural venue. Demolished in 2007, leaving only its tower to be incorporated in the new shopping mall Solarise Keskus [Solaris Centre].
demolished: 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z