Tallinn St. Mary's Cathedral (Dome Church) and bell tower
In Tallinn St. Mary's Cathedral (first mentioned in 1233), you find gravestones from the 13th-18th centuries and coat of arms epitaphs dating from the 17th-20th centuries.
The most famous people to be buried in the church include Swedish military officer Pontus De la Gardie; his wife, Swedish King Johann III's daughter Sophia Gyllenhelm; Admiral Samuel Greigh; and Admiral Adam Johan von Krusenstern – the first man to lead a Russian round-the-world voyage.
In addition to enjoying the beautiful interior of the church, visitors can climb its 69-metre Baroque bell tower and admire an excellent view of the city.
A donation should be made for a visit to the church; for visiting the bell tower, a ticket should be purchased .
In Tallinn St. Mary's Cathedral (first mentioned in 1233), you find gravestones from the 13th-18th centuries and coat of arms epitaphs dating from the 17th-20th centuries.
The most famous people to be buried in the church in
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Another must in the Upper Old Town
Very interesting Lutheran church with displays of historical, wooden and very elaborated coates of arms. Admission 2 euros, well worth a visit
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Toompea Lutheran Cathedral
We paid only a brief visit to this impressive old church as there was ongoing worship It's a lovely building on one side of a picturesque small square in the Toompea area. It is a Lutheran Cathedral...
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Confusing name alert!
From big brother Google, it is known as St. Mary’s Cathedral. And now it is also known, more descriptively, as St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral (not that it’s inaccurate, but Lutheranism appears to be a...
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- Toom-Kooli tänav 6, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn
- Homepage
- http://toomkirik.ee
- E-mail: tallinna.toom@eelk.ee
- tallinna.toom@eelk.ee
- (+372) 644 4140
