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Church or chapel · 1250

Nõo Church

German: Nüggen

Nõo Church

St Lawrence's church in Nõo is one of the oldest country churches of Estonia's brick-building region, and its original form survives unusually well. Built in the late 13th century as a defensive three-aisled hall church, with first records from the 1250s–1260s, it has a strikingly spacious square choir and a central nave almost twice as wide as the aisles, roofed with strong eight-part domed vaults. Its gables are richly decorated; the sacristy and wooden tower are later additions. The altarpiece 'Christ on the Cross' is by Tõnis Grenzstein, probably with Eduard von Gebhardt, in 1895.

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

Eesti keeles

Nõo Laurentsiuse kirik on üks vanimaid Eesti tellispiirkonna maakirikuid ja selle algkuju on erandlikult hästi säilinud. 13. sajandi lõpul kaitseehitusliku kolmelöövilise kodakirikuna ehitatud pühakoja kohta pärinevad esimesed teated 1250.–1260. aastatest. Silma torkab avar ruutjas kooriruum ning kesklööv, mis on külglöövidest peaaegu kaks korda laiem ja kaetud tugevate kaheksaosaliste domikaalvõlvidega. Viilud on rikkalikult kujundatud, käärkamber ja puidust torn on hilisemad lisandused. Altarimaali „Kristus ristil“ maalis Tõnis Grenzstein arvatavasti koos Eduard von Gebhardtiga 1895. aastal.

Map of the area around Nõo Church
58.27752° N, 26.53501° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B5o_kirik ↗

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