Fire, flood or disaster · 16.05.1982
St Nicholas' Church fire
St Nicholas' Church (Niguliste) was gutted in the Soviet bombing of Tallinn in March 1944 and was being painstakingly restored as a museum and concert hall. In the night of 16 May 1982 fire broke out in the church and badly damaged the newly rebuilt tower and roof structures, setting the restoration back by years. The work was nevertheless completed in the 1980s. Today Niguliste is a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, home to Bernt Notke's famous 'Danse Macabre' and medieval altarpieces, and its organ is heard at regular concerts.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Niguliste kirik hävis 1944. aasta märtsipommitamises ja seda taastati hoolikalt muuseumi ja kontserdisaalina. 16. mai 1982 öösel puhkes kirikus tulekahju, mis kahjustas raskelt äsja taastatud torni ja katusekonstruktsioone ning lükkas restaureerimist aastaid edasi. Töö lõpetati sellegipoolest 1980. aastatel. Tänapäeval on Niguliste Eesti Kunstimuuseumi filiaal, kus asub Bernt Notke kuulus „Surmatants“ ja keskaegsed altarid ning orelit saab kuulata regulaarsetel kontsertidel.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas%27_Church,_Tallinn ↗