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Fire, flood or disaster · 1624

Midsummer fire at Tartu Cathedral

Tartu's great Gothic cathedral on Toome Hill had already been stripped and damaged during the Reformation and the wars of the 16th century. In 1624, according to the chronicles, a Midsummer bonfire set the half-ruined church alight. The roof and interior burned, and the cathedral was never rebuilt as a church. In the 19th century the university turned its choir into a library, and the nave was left as a romantic ruin. Today the towering brick ruin dominates Toome Hill, and the restored choir houses the University of Tartu Museum.

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

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Tartu suur gooti toomkirik Toomemäel oli juba reformatsiooni ja 16. sajandi sõdade ajal rüüstatud ja kahjustatud. 1624. aastal süttis kroonikate järgi poolvaremeis kirik jaanitulest. Katus ja sisemus põlesid ning toomkirikut ei taastatud enam kunagi kirikuna. 19. sajandil kohandas ülikool kooriosa raamatukoguks, pikihoone jäeti aga romantiliseks varemeks. Tänapäeval valitseb Toomemäe üle kõrge tellisvare ja taastatud kooriosas asub Tartu Ülikooli muuseum.

Map of the area around Midsummer fire at Tartu Cathedral
58.38010° N, 26.71460° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartu_toomkirik ↗

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