Church with a clock
Church of the Holy Spirit, or Church of the Holy Ghost (Püha Vaimu kirik) is a medieval Lutheran church in the old Lower Town.
"Building of the church probably started sometime during the first half of the 13th century, and the church is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1319.
The church was the first church in Estonia to hold services in Estonian, and the first extracts of the catechism to be published in Estonian were printed here in 1535.
The church has a plain, white-washed exterior with crow-stepped gables, an octagonal tower with the reconstructed renaissance spire, and few but rather large Gothic windows with fine stone dressing. The stained glass windows are late 20th century. Most noteworthy in the exterior is the finely carved Baroque clock, a work by Christian Ackermann (late 17th century)." .
Even though the Church of the Holy Spirit dates, in its form, from the 14th century, its main portal is only from 1597. Like the side portal of the Church of Saint Catherine, it has gradatory imposts, an unusual feature in the medieval Tallinn. There used to be a smaller portal in the south wall.
Tallinn, Estonia, 2018
Church with a clock
Church of the Holy Spirit, or Church of the Holy Ghost (Püha Vaimu kirik) is a medieval Lutheran church in the old Lower Town.
"Building of the church probably started sometime during the first half of the 13th century, and the church is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1319.
The church was the first church in Estonia to hold services in Estonian, and the first extracts of the catechism to be published in Estonian were printed here in 1535.
The church has a plain, white-washed exterior with crow-stepped gables, an octagonal tower with the reconstructed renaissance spire, and few but rather large Gothic windows with fine stone dressing. The stained glass windows are late 20th century. Most noteworthy in the exterior is the finely carved Baroque clock, a work by Christian Ackermann (late 17th century)." .
Even though the Church of the Holy Spirit dates, in its form, from the 14th century, its main portal is only from 1597. Like the side portal of the Church of Saint Catherine, it has gradatory imposts, an unusual feature in the medieval Tallinn. There used to be a smaller portal in the south wall.
Tallinn, Estonia, 2018