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Fire, flood or disaster · 11.05.1433

Great fire of Tallinn

On 11 May 1433 a great fire swept through Tallinn's lower town. It is the first major town fire recorded in Tallinn, and it left St Olaf's Church half in ruins. Rebuilding took years: the choir was consecrated again in 1439 and the nave rebuilt between 1436 and 1450, when the church received the soaring spire that made it, by some accounts, one of the tallest buildings in the world. St Olaf's, rebuilt again after later fires, still dominates the northern end of the Old Town.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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11. mail 1433 laastas Tallinna all-linna suur tulekahju. See on esimene üles tähendatud suurpõleng Tallinnas ja see jättis Oleviste kiriku pooleldi varemetesse. Taastamine võttis aastaid: koor pühitseti uuesti 1439. aastal ja pikihoone ehitati üles aastatel 1436–1450, mil kirik sai kõrge tornikiivri, mis tegi sellest mõne hinnangu järgi ühe maailma kõrgeima hoone. Hilisemate tulekahjude järel taas üles ehitatud Oleviste kirik valitseb siiani vanalinna põhjaosa.

Map of the area around Great fire of Tallinn
59.44170° N, 24.74760° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://oleviste.ee/church/history-of-the-church/ ↗

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