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Officially the "Tallinn Toompea Charles' Church" as it lies in the historical precinct of Toompea. Dedicated to Charles XI of Sweden . The first wooden Charles' Church was built in 1670 on the former site of the St. Anthony's Chapel nearby.
St. Mary's Cathedral (Estonian: Toomkirik, German: Ritter- und Domkirche, full name: The Episcopal Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary, Tallinn, Estonian: Tallinna Püha Neitsi Maarja Piiskoplik Toomkirik) is a Lutheran cathedral church located on the Toompea hill in the medieval central part of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Established ...
Pages in category "Churches in Tallinn" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
View of the Toompea hill, 2013. Toompea (from German: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a hill in the central part of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. The hill has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres) and is about 20–30 metres higher than the surrounding areas. Toompea is part of the medieval Tallinn Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Tallinn [a] is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central Tallinn, Estonia. It was built in 1894–1900, [1] when the country was part of the former Russian Empire. The cathedral is the city's largest cupola church. The late Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929–2008) started his priestly ministry in the cathedral.
Fundraising began in 1851 to provide a new parish church in the expanding suburbs of the 'new' town of Tallinn, at the lower level below the ancient hill-top city settlement (the Toompea). From September 1862 local craftsmen worked on construction, and the church was consecrated on 17 December 1867.
Tallinn: 1900: Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate: Archdiocese of Tallinn and All of Estonia: St Peter and St Paul's Cathedral [1] Tallinn: 1844: Roman Catholic Church: Apostolic Administration of Estonia
The Church of the Holy Ghost or Church of the Holy Spirit (Estonian: Püha Vaimu kirik, German: Heiliggeistkirche [1]) is a medieval Lutheran church in the old town district of Tallinn, Estonia. It is located behind Raekoja plats , and lies opposite the Great Guild and Maiasmokk , Tallinn's oldest café.