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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Old Tallinn.

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                                                                 "Old Tallinn".

                                                  Watercolor. Signed. Unknown artist.


              St. Olaf’s Church (Oleviste kirik est.) Tallinn, Estonia. The Church has been
              built-in the 13th century and to have been the center for old Tallinn's Scandinavian
              community. The first information about the church of St. Olaf dates back to 1267.
              It is dedication relates to King Olaf II of Norway (Olaf II (Haraldsson)) ( 995–1030).
              At the turn of the XVI century the height of the main tower with a spire reaching 159
              meters, which allowed the Church to be the tallest building in the world.


                                       




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