| St Nicholas' Church, Tallinn | |
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| Niguliste Museum | |
Estonian: Niguliste kirik | |
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| 59°26′10″N 24°44′33″E / 59.43598°N 24.74263°E | |
| Location | Tallinn |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Language(s) | Estonian |
| Denomination | None |
| Previous denomination | Catholic, Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Website | nigulistemuuseum |
| History | |
| Status | Deconsecrated |
| Founded | c. 1230–1275 |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Museum |
| Heritage designation | Kultuurimälestis (no.1215) |
| Designated | 20 September 1995 |
| Architectural type | Basilica |
| Style | Gothic |
| Years built | c. 1230–1275 c. 1405–1420 (renovation) 1515 (tower) |
| Closed | 9 March 1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Tower height | 105 metres (344 ft 6 in) |
| Materials | Stone |
St. Nicholas Church (Estonian: Niguliste kirik, German: Nikolaikirche[1]) is a medieval church building in Tallinn (Reval), Estonia. It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron of the fishermen and sailors. Originally built in the 13th century, it was partially destroyed in the Soviet bombing of Tallinn in World War II. The building itself has since been restored; however, as a church without its own congregation, it has not been used for regular religious activities since World War II. At present it houses the Niguliste Museum, a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, focusing mainly on ecclesiastical art from the Middle Ages onward. It is also used as a concert hall.[2]
- ^ Von Wilhelm Neumann (1887). Grundriss einer Geschichte der bildenden Künste und des Kunstgewerbes in Liv-, Est- und Kurland vom Ende des 12. bis zum Ausgang des 18. Jahrhunderts. v. Hirschheydt. p. 53.
- ^ "Niguliste Museum". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.