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St. Nicholas' Church and Museum
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Kaisa-Liisa
May 17, 2022
There you may find the most valuable medieval artwork in Estonia - The Dance of Death by Bernt Notke. Unfortunately only a fragment of it is left (~7m), originally it's believed it was ~30m.
Jürgen
February 4, 2013
Church-museum-concert hall. It was built around 1230-1275 by Westphalian merchants. Most famous of the artworks is a painting Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) by the Lübeck master Bernt Notke.
Ardi
August 23, 2018
Exquisite altarpieces, medieval burial slabs and other works of religious art can be seen in this 1230-era church-turned-museum. Saints, dancing skeletons and silver – not to mention the occasional organ concert – are the main attractions here. Founded by German merchant/settlers from the island of Gotland, the sturdy church was designed to double as a fortress in the days before the town wall was built. The building survived the Reformation looting of 1523, but wasn't so lucky in the 20th century when it was destroyed by World War II bombs.
Exquisite altarpieces, medieval burial slabs and other works of religious art can be seen in this 1230-era church-turned-museum. Saints, dancing skeletons and silver – not to mention the occasional organ concert – are the main attractions here. Founded by German merchant/settlers from the island of…
Mari-Ann
April 15, 2015
The artwork of Bernt Notke "Dance of death" can be seen there
Kadri
May 21, 2020
Gothic style church, built in 13th century, one of the symbols of the Old Town
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