St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

Tallinn, Estonia

The church, with its twin bell towers and copper dome, was designed by St. Petersburg court architect Luigi Rusca and built in 1820-27. The main iconostasis is from the 19th century and the older ones in aisles from the turn of 17th and 18th centuries. Today the church is used by the Russian Orthodox Parish of Tallinn.

Address

Vene 24, Tallinn, Estonia

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Details

Founded: 1820-1827
Category: Religious sites in Estonia
Historical period: Part of the Russian Empire (Estonia)

More Information

www.tourism.tallinn.ee
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Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral (0,1 km)
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St. Nicholas Church (0,5 km)
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User Reviews

Shyam Sundar (12 months ago)
Stands at address 24, the Chruch is a typical Estonian architecture. Architectural monument of Nicholas Chruch 1822-1827

Goran A. (2 years ago)
Nice Eastern Orthodox church that is inviting inside and looking definitely bigger from the inside.

Tilly Simon (3 years ago)
Just wow. The mass is an experience by itself, with that incense and beautiful singing. A lovely church.

Olga Cotterill (4 years ago)
I been visiting this church for nearly 30 years. This is my favourite church. Whenever I am in Tallinn I always go there.

Michal Smola (5 years ago)
One of "must see" in Tallin

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