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”, and “Kaarli kirik, Tallinn”
  • Address: Toompea 10, Tallinn, 10130
  • Roof shape: gabled
Photo: EliziR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Occupations and Freedom Square.

Museum
The Vabamu or Vabamu and Freedom tells the history of Estonia during and after the Soviet and Nazi occupations, arriving at the era of restoration of independence.

Square
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is a plaza on the southern end of the Old Town in , , where state functions and various concerts take place. It is bounded on the east by , on the south by Kaarli Boulevard and an underground shopping center, and on the west by a commemorating the Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920. is situated 330 metres northeast of Charles’s Church.

Museum
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
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 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 . It has a population of 1,099. In the last decade has developed into the main business centre of Tallinn.

Suburb
Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Charles’s Church

Latitude
59.43197° or 59° 25′ 55″ north
Longitude
24.73912° or 24° 44′ 21″ east
Height
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
9GF6CPJQ+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26899910
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
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: “Kaarli kirik”
  • Estonian: “Tallinna Kaarli kirik”
  • 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: “Kaarli kirik, Tallinn”
  • Swedish: “Karlskyrkan, Tallinn”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Каарлі”

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