Church or chapel · 1767
Paide Church
German: Weißenstein
Paide's Holy Cross church has had a hard history. The medieval church was destroyed in 1573 during the siege of Weissenstein, as Paide was then called; its wooden successor was burned by Russian troops in 1703. A small church was put up in the 1730s, and the present stone church was built between 1767 and 1786. Its tower was placed, unusually, on the south side, so that church and market square would form one ensemble. After a fire on 10 May 1845 a big public collection paid for repairs, and the church was rebuilt again in 1909–1910.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Paide Püha Risti kirikul on olnud raske ajalugu. Keskaegne kirik hävis 1573. aastal Weissensteini – nagu Paidet tollal kutsuti – piiramisel, selle puidust järglase põletasid Vene väed 1703. aastal. 1730. aastatel ehitati väike kirik ja aastatel 1767–1786 praegune kivikirik. Selle torn paigutati erandlikult lõunaküljele, et kirik ja turuplats moodustaksid ühtse terviku. Pärast 10. mai 1845 tulekahju tasuti remont suure korjanduse rahaga ning aastatel 1909–1910 ehitati kirik taas ümber.