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St. Mary's Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral on Toompea is the oldest church in Tallinn and mainland Estonia, and the only building on Toompea that survived the great fire of 1684. A wooden church probably stood here when the Danes took Tallinn in 1219. Dominicans began a stone church in 1229, but in 1233 they were killed in a clash between the Sword Brothers and the papal legate's supporters, and the church was desecrated; the letter to Rome asking to reconsecrate it is the first record of its existence. The fire of 1684 destroyed all its wooden furnishings, and Christian Ackermann carved the new pulpit and altar. Its walls are crowded with noble coats of arms.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Toompeal asuv Toomkirik on Tallinna ja Mandri-Eesti vanim kirik ning ainus Toompea hoone, mis 1684. aasta suures tulekahjus püsima jäi. Kui taanlased 1219. aastal Tallinna vallutasid, seisis siin arvatavasti puukirik. Dominiiklased alustasid 1229. aastal kivikiriku ehitamist, kuid 1233. aastal tapeti nad mõõgavendade ja paavsti legaadi pooldajate kokkupõrkes ja kirik rüvetati; Rooma saadetud kiri kiriku uuesti pühitsemiseks on esimene teade kiriku olemasolust. 1684. aasta tulekahju hävitas kogu puitsisustuse ning uue kantsli ja altari nikerdas Christian Ackermann. Seinad on täis aadlisuguvõsade vappe.
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