St. Charles Church (Kaarli kirik)
who completed the painting in 10 days on July 23, 1879.
The oldest parts of the church are the tower bells. The north tower bell is a gift
from the Swedish king Charles XII from 1696, it is the only remainder of the first
wooden church. The southern tower bell is a donation by businessman I. E.
Steinberg from 1870.
Today, the church is mainly focused on raising funds to renovate their famous
Walcker organ, originally insatalled in 1924. It is Estonias largest and only organ
with 3 manuals and 32 pedal string registers. It is also known to be one of the
most valuable historical organs in the whole Europe.