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Church or chapel · 1866

St. Paul's Church

St. Paul's Church

When Viljandi's congregation was split into town and country parishes in 1860, St John's stayed with the town, and the country parish built its own church: St Paul's, a neo-Gothic building of red brick and fieldstone designed by Matthias von Holst and consecrated on 30 October 1866. Its spacious interior, ringed by galleries on three sides, is lit by an exceptionally large chandelier brought from Nuremberg and holds Estonia's largest fully mechanical-action organ, by Guido Knauff. A bas-relief and museum room honour the clergyman and statesman Jaan Lattik, and a memorial stone remembers the victims of the ferry Estonia.

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

Eesti keeles

Kui Viljandi kogudus 1860. aastal linna- ja maakoguduseks jagati, jäi Jaani kirik linnakogudusele ja maakogudus ehitas oma kiriku: Matthias von Holsti projekteeritud punastest tellistest ja maakivist uusgooti Pauluse kiriku, mis pühitseti 30. oktoobril 1866. Avarat, kolmest küljest rõdudega ümbritsetud kirikusaali valgustab Nürnbergist toodud erakordselt suur kroonlühter ning seal on Eesti suurim täismehaanilise traktuuriga orel, mille ehitas Guido Knauff. Bareljeef ja muuseumituba austavad vaimulikku ja riigimeest Jaan Lattikut ning mälestuskivi meenutab parvlaev Estonia hukkunuid.

Map of the area around St. Paul's Church
58.36411° N, 25.59166° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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