Tallinn's Town Hall Pharmacy (The Raeapteek) celebrates its 600th birthday this month. It is the oldest pharmacy in Europe that has been continuously operating in the original building since it first opened. The pharmacy was first mentioned on 8th April 1422 in the records of the town council of Tallinn. Those records reveal the Raeapteek was already on to its third owner by 1422 so the pharmacy is actually older than 600 years, however, the exact age will never be known.
The Raeapteek has appeared in many photographs over the years but the oldest is this one taken during the visit of Swedish King Oscar II in 1882.
