St Olaf’s Church
when did the king of Norway Olaf II invade Saaremaa?
1008
What style is it built in?
Gothic
Johann Burchart Belavary de Sykava rented what from the Magistracy?
The Town Hall Pharmacy
Tallinn Town Hall is the oldest city hall in what region?
North-Europe
When did the construction begin?
1230
What was the church used as by the KGB?
Radio station
In what century was the church established?
13th century
What was sold to induce vomiting?
Human Flesh
In which centuries did the Town Hall function as a courthouse?
13th-19th century
What architecture style is it built in?
Gothic architecture
When were the first written records made of the church?
1267
Who painted the Dance Macabre?
Bernt Notke
What is the Town Hall Pharmacy used as today?(2)
Museum and working pharmacy
A new renaissance spire was acquired by the Town Hall in which century?
17th
How long were the churches bells in use?
500years
When did the church become baptist?
1950
Who was on display in the church until 1897?
Eugene de Croy
What did the Burchart family name every first-born son?
Johann
The Town Hall spire was consumed in flames in which incident?
Soviet air raid (9. march, 1944)
Who built the gothic altarpiece?
Bernt Notke
St Olafs church has been damaged and rebuilt due to this cause in 1433.
A fire
Who is Saint Nicholas the patron of?
Fishermen and sailors
When was the first recording of the pharmacy?
1422
What are the two featured stories carved in the side posts of the longer bench in the Town Hall? (1371-1374)
Tristan and Isoldea, Samson’s fight with the lion
Who was it dedicated to originally?
The Holy Ghost