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Church or chapel · 1902

Tallinn Kalju Baptist Church

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Tallinn Kalju Baptist Church

The Kalju Baptist church on the corner of Soo and Kalju streets in Kalamaja opened on 15 December 1902. It was built thanks to Baron Woldemar von Uexküll, a deeply religious, pro-Estonian nobleman, when Tallinn's first Baptist congregation, growing fast under preacher Andres Tetermann, badly needed its own home. Unlike the wooden prayer houses of the time, architect Konstantin Wilcken built it of dressed limestone in neo-Gothic style. In 1972 the Soviet district authorities decided to close it and turn it into a chess house, but the chess club found another building in 1975 and the church stayed open.

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

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Kalamajas Soo ja Kalju tänava nurgal asuv Kalju baptistikoguduse kirik avati 15. detsembril 1902. See ehitati sügavalt usklikust ja eestimeelsest parun Woldemar von Uexküllist eestvõttel, kui jutlustaja Andres Tetermanni käe all kiiresti kasvanud Tallinna I Baptisti Kogudus vajas hädasti oma hoonet. Erinevalt tolle aja puidust palvemajadest ehitas arhitekt Konstantin Wilcken selle tahutud paekivist uusgooti stiilis. 1972. aastal otsustas Kalinini rajooni täitevkomitee kiriku sulgeda ja sinna malemaja teha, kuid malemaja sai 1975. aastal teise hoone ja kirik jäi avatuks.

Map of the area around Tallinn Kalju Baptist Church
59.44623° N, 24.73593° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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