Tallinn
1585 and later bought it from the Town Council. It remained in the hands of the same Hungarian
family until the 20th century.
St. Mary's Cathedral
The church contains a large number of monuments, for example the tomb monument of the Swedish
Commander-in-Chief Pontus de la Cardie and his wife which is the oldest (1589), the tomb
monuments to two Russian admirals (neither of them Russian by nationality) Samuel Greigh and
Adam Johann v. Krusenstern (the first Russian circumnavigator).
The altar and the pulpit were made by the well- known 17th cent. master Christian Ackermann. He is
also the author of the majority of the epitaph coats of arms in the church.
St. Nicholas Church
During the Reformation in 1524 many valuable works of art were destroyed in Tallinn. The locks on
the doors of St. Nicholas Church had been poured full of molten lead and they could not be opened.
Therefore it was the only church where masterpieces of the 14-15th century painting, woodcarving
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