Title

St Olav's Church, Tallinn, Estonia.

Caption

St Olav's Church, Tallinn, Estonia. Believed to date from the 12th century, this church is dedicated to King Olaf II of Norway (Saint Olaf). The spire used to be 159 metres tall, which made the church the tallest building in the world between 1549 and 1625, when it burned down after being struck by lightning.

Date

1925

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D68_137

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 15,8in x 12,3in / 4748 x 3680 (300dpi)

Keywords

city building buildings religious architecture country tower religion church color colour medieval Christian Christianity spire cityscape location century steeple Tallinn Estonia Estonian mediaeval Middle Ages Baltic States PETER THOMPSON 12th century church tower St Olav's Church TGN photograph Peter Thompson Thompson Peter PTM Reval Revel photograph