Church of Saint Nicholas in Tallinn
The church's valuable iconostas is almost as famous as the Zarudnev iconostas in the Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The remains of Arseny, a metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl, who died as a prisoner in Tallinn in 1772 and who was declared a saint in the year 2000, are located in the church.
The church is administered by an orthodox congregation that belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate.
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Common church
tripadvisor rating 3 of 5A beautiful church, but not outstanding in size or architecture. A lot of the pictures posted here are unrelated to it, actually representing St. Olaf’s Church (the one with the tall, pointed spire... Read more comments
Worth the money just for the view
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5This is a museum now, not a church, and it costs about 9 euros to enter. There's a interesting medieval Danse Macabre and some exhibits on silver, books and altar pieces. There is also a lift (quite... Read more comments
Beautiful Orthodox Church
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Our tour group of 10 spent time exploring all the beautiful paintings of the saints with candle displays in front of the main altar is glistening with gold. I was able to purchase candles with Euros... Read more comments
