Püha Siimeoni ja naisprohvet Hanna kirik Tallinnas
Church of St. Simeon and the Prophetess Hanna
Nestled along a street near Tallinn Harbour is this fairytale, wooden church built in 1752 - 55
on the initiative of Russian sailors. St. Simeon's is the second Orthodox church to have sprung
up as part of the suburban building boom that followed the Great Northern War. Since the
coastline was considerably closer to the city in those days, the church was built practically on
the edge of the water, and its foundation required some landfill. According to legend, rubble
from shipwrecks was used for this purpose. The building was seriously damaged during the
Soviet period, when it was turned into a sports hall. During this time it also lost its bell tower
and onion dome. Fortunately the church was restored after Estonia regained independence,
and since 2001, an Estonian Orthodox congregation has once again been active here.
In the church's bell tower there is a museum of orthodox church textiles...
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