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Tallinn Department Store

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Tallinn Department Store (Estonian: Tallinna kaubamaja) is a department store in Tallinn, Estonia. The store owner is Tallinna Kaubamaja Group.The store was opened in 1960. In 1973, the extension (nowadays B-block) was completed, and selling area was doubled.In 2017, the architectural competition for the new store building was won by competition work "CITY BREAK".

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Tallinn Department Store
Kaubamaja, Tallinn Kesklinna linnaosa

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N 59.435 ° E 24.7564 °
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Tallinna Kaubamaja

Kaubamaja 1
15049 Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa
Estonia
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