Inside Fat Margaret
Dec 03, 08:41 PM
Fat Margaret is a tower that is home to Estonian Maritime Museum.
The tower was built in the early 16th century (from 1511 to 1530) during the reconstruction of the medieval city gate system. The etymology of the tower's name derives from the fact that it was the largest part of the city's fortifications with walls measuring 25 meters in diameter, 20 meters in height and up to 5 meters thick. Apart from being a fortification against would-be invaders to the port of the town, it was also built to impress outside visitors arriving by sea.
In this recording we walk around the museum space, which has carefully considered acoustics with the inclusion of an ambient soundscape blending field recordings by Patrick McGinley with music.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.
The tower was built in the early 16th century (from 1511 to 1530) during the reconstruction of the medieval city gate system. The etymology of the tower's name derives from the fact that it was the largest part of the city's fortifications with walls measuring 25 meters in diameter, 20 meters in height and up to 5 meters thick. Apart from being a fortification against would-be invaders to the port of the town, it was also built to impress outside visitors arriving by sea.
In this recording we walk around the museum space, which has carefully considered acoustics with the inclusion of an ambient soundscape blending field recordings by Patrick McGinley with music.
Recorded by Cities and Memory.