Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Tallinn is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central , . It was built in 1894–1900, when the country was part of the former Russian Empire.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: Orthodox church in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn”
  • Address: Lossi plats 10, Tallinn, 10130
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Nicholas Church and St Mary’s Cathedral.

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is a medieval church building in , . It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron of the fishermen and sailors. Originally built as a Catholic church in the 13th century, it turned Lutheran during the Protestant Reformation in 1520s. is situated 200 metres east of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

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St. Mary's Cathedral is a Lutheran cathedral church located on the hill in the medieval central part of , the capital city of . Established in the 13th century, it is the oldest church in Tallinn and mainland Estonia, and the only building in Toompea which survived the 17th-century fire. is situated 150 metres north of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

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is a prominent neo-classical building located on , . It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia. is situated 290 metres north of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kesklinn and Kalamaja.

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is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of . It is situated on the and bordered to the northwest by the district of , to the west by , to the southwest by , to the east by and , and to the south by , beyond .

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is a subdistrict of the district of in , the capital of . It is located just northwest of the historical town centre, on the coast of the .

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Latitude
59.43574° or 59° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
24.73932° or 24° 44′ 22″ east
Height
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q568214
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Alexander Nevsky Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալեքսանդր Նևսկու տաճար”
  • Basque: “Alexandro Nevski katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Аляксандра-Неўскі сабор, Талін”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Аляксандра Неўскага”
  • Belarusian: “Свята-Аляксандра-Неўскі сабор”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Александър Невски”
  • Catalan: “Catedral Alexandre Nevsky”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Alexandre Nevski”
  • Chinese: “亚历山大·涅夫斯基主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “塔林亚历山大·涅夫斯基主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Chrám svatého Alexandra Něvského v Talinnu”
  • Czech: “Chrám svatého Alexandra Něvského”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Alexandra Něvského”
  • Dutch: “Alexander Nevski-kathedraal (Tallinn)”
  • Dutch: “Alexander Nevski-kathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه الكسندر نيفسكى”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Aleksandro Nevskij en Talino”
  • Estonian: “Aleksander Nevski katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Aleksanteri Nevskin katedraali”
  • French: “Cathédrale Alexandre Nevski”
  • French: “Cathédrale Alexandre-Nevski de Tallinn”
  • French: “cathédrale Alexandre-Nevski”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Alexander Nevsky”
  • German: “Alexander-Newski-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Αλέξανδρου Νιέφσκι”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת אלכסנדר נבסקי”
  • Hungarian: “Alekszandr Nyevszkij-katedrális”
  • Hungarian: “Alekszandr Nyevszkij-székesegyház”
  • Iban: “Katedral Alexander Nevsky, Tallinn”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Aleksander Nevski, Tallinn”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Aleksandr Nevskij”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Aleksandr Nevskij”
  • Japanese: “アレクサンドル・ネフスキー大聖堂”
  • Javanese: “Katédral Aleksander Nevski, Tallinn”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Alexandri Nevensis”
  • Latvian: “Tallinas Aleksandra Ņevska katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Talino Aleksandro Neviškio soboras”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Свети Александар Невски”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aleksandr Nevskij-katedralen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aleksander Nevskij-katedralen i Tallinn”
  • Norwegian: “Aleksandr Nevskij-katedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع الکساندر نوسکی، تالین”
  • Polish: “Sobór św. Aleksandra Newskiego w Tallinnie”
  • Polish: “Sobór św. Aleksandra Newskiego”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Alexandre Nevsky”
  • Russian: “Александро-Невский собор (Таллин)”
  • Russian: “Александро-Невский собор”
  • Russian: “собор Александра Невского в Таллине”
  • Russian: “собор Александра Невского”
  • Serbian: “Саборна црква Светог Александра Невског у Талину”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätého Alexandra Nevského”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev Aleksandra Nevskega, Talin”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Aleksandra Nevskega, Talin”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Alejandro Nevski de Tallin”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Alejandro Nevski”
  • Swedish: “Alexander Nevskij-katedralen, Tallinn”
  • Swedish: “Alexander Nevskij-katedralen”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารอะเลคซันดร์ เนฟสกี”
  • Turkish: “Aleksandr Nevski Katedrali (Tallinn)”
  • Turkish: “Aleksandr Nevski Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Олександра Невського”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Alexander Nevsky, Tallinn”

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