Charles’s Church

Charles's Church is a Lutheran church in , , built 1862–1870 to plans by Otto Pius Hippius. It is Tallinn's grandest 19th-century church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Charles‘ Church”, “Charles’s Church, Tallinn”, “Kaarli kirik”, and “Kaarli kirik, Tallinn”
  • Address: Toompea 10, Tallinn, 10130
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum of Occupations and Freedom Square.

Museum
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Square
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is a plaza on the southern end of the… is situated 330 metres northeast of Charles’s Church.

Museum
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is a medieval church building in , . is situated 480 metres northeast of Charles’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maakri and Kesklinn.

Quarter
is a subdistrict in the district of , , the capital of .

Suburb
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is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of .

Charles’s Church

Latitude
59.43197° or 59° 25′ 55″ north
Longitude
24.73912° or 24° 44′ 21″ east
Height
26 metres (85 feet)
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
9GF6CPJQ+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26899910
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q1733946
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Charles’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կաարլի եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Կարլի եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kaarli kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Каарлі”
  • Chinese: “卡爾教堂”
  • Chinese: “查爾斯教堂”
  • Estonian: “Tallinna Kaarli kirik”
  • Finnish: “Kaarlen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Tallinnan Toompean Kaarlin kirkko”
  • French: “église Charles de Tallinn”
  • French: “Église Charles de Tallinn”
  • French: “Église Charles”
  • German: “Karlskirche”
  • Iban: “Gerija Karl, Tallinn”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Karola w Tallinnie”
  • Russian: “Церковь Каарли”
  • Swedish: “Karlskyrkan, Tallinn”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Каарлі”

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