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Raplamaa
This simple but beautiful wooden church, with its Classicist interior, was constructed in 1860. The altar and pulpit are in pseudo-Gothic style. Did you know…? *Käru church is one of the few remaining wooden churches in Estonia today *Its bell tower dates from 1771 *During the most recent renovations the ball and cross...
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Lääne-Virumaa
The village of Käsmu is home to a wooden chapel, erected using money donated by the villagers in 1863. The surrounding cemetery is the final resting place of more than 30 sea captains who brought prominence to the village. The cemetery has one of Estonia’s most beautiful monuments, erected by a Captain Tiedemann in memory of...
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Hiiumaa
Kassari chapel is a building with romantic appearance that is the only functioning thatched-roof stone church in Estonia. Reputedly it dates back to 18th century because on the inner wall of the chapel there is a year 1801 that is associated with big repair. In the graveyard there are the graves of many famous people - the...
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Pärnumaa
Kihnu Church, built in 1784, is one of the few orthodox churches converted from a Lutheran sacral building. Almost all Kihnu people converted to orthodoxy from 1846 to 1847, the Lutheran church was given to the orthodox congregation by order of Tsar Nicholas I and an onion dome was built on the bell tower. Inside the church,...
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Lutheran Cathedral Of Blessed Virgin Mary In Tallinn
Tallinn, Harjumaa
The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin is the main Lutheran church in Estonia and one of three functioning medieval churches. The present appearance of the Cathedral is the result of much rebuilding. The original temporary wooden church is thought to have been built on Toompea Hill in 1219, and was first mentioned in 1233....
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Lutheran Church Of Blessed Virgin Mary In Märjamaa
Raplamaa
Built: XIV-XIX A powerful medieval fortified church with a windowless Northern wall. The spire, destroyed in World War II, has now been restored. The interior has a new altar with a painting depicting Christ, Virgin Mary and John the Baptist (architect Illar Kannelmäe, painter Uno Roosvalt, 2003).
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