The town hall
pharmacy is located in the centre of Tallinn, opposite the
Town Hall. It is one of the oldest continuously running pharmacies in
Europe. It has been in business from
the 15 century. Itīs
also the oldest commercial enterprise and medical establishment in Tallinn.
It is not known
how old exactly the pharmacy is. Some say it was in 1415, when it opened, some
say it was 1422. The first chemist was Johann Molner.
Itīs known that medicine were being sold at the end of 15th century.
The Buchart family ran the
pharmacy for 10 generations, almost 325 years. When The
last Buchart died, the pharmacy was sold to C.R. Lehbert. Presently the main part of the pharmacy is located
on the first floor and sells most modern medicines.
There is an antiques shop on the ground floor and in 1999 a garlic restaurant
called "Balthasar" was opened on the second
floor. Near the modern pharmacy on the first floor there is a small museum
displaying old medical instruments, historical chemist tools There
is also a big Buchart family coat of arms on the
wall.