AEGRUUM ⟩ How a radio factory became a bank building

The history of the area between Narva, Maantee, Jõe, Ahtri and the current Parda Street is closely linked to that of RET, or the Eesti Raadio-Elektroonika Tehased (Radio-Electronics Factory), one of Estonia’s leading electronics manufacturers. Architect and heritage preservationist Henry Kuningas writes that the development occurred in 1997 and was awarded the Culture Capital Year Prize. Located in Tallinn’s city center at the corner of Narva Maantee and Jõe Street, the building features a striking facade covered in netting.

It previously served as temporary space for the National Library and had housed several banks before.

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