St. Charles Church (Kaarli kirik)
king that built it.
In 1710, right before the invasion of the Russian troops and during the Great
Northern War, the church was burnt down along with many buildings
surrounding the city fortification wall. The destruction led to decreasing of the
congregation - some of the members left to join other neighbouring
congregations.
Discussions about re-establishing the place began around the middle of the
1800s. By the end of 1850s, money was being raised collectivley in order to
build a larger and more durable church for the use of Estonians.
The construction lasted from October 1862 to December 1870, the two towers
on the west side were enlarged in 1882. The architect of the project was Otto
Pius Hippius from St.Petersburg. Along with the reconstruction of Tallinn’s largest
place of worship, the Charles congregation was re-established as well.
This time the church was built of hewn limestone blocks, in the historical neo-
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