{"id":310,"date":"2023-12-14T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover-estonia.dezajno.ee\/?post_type=estonia-attractions&#038;p=310"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:30:06","slug":"st-nicholas-church-niguliste-church-in-tallinn-estonia","status":"publish","type":"estonia-attractions","link":"https:\/\/discover-estonia.dezajno.ee\/de\/st-nicholas-church-niguliste-church-in-tallinn-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"St Nicholas Church Niguliste Church in Tallinn Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die St.-Nikolaus-Kirche ist eine der sch\u00f6nsten und ber\u00fchmtesten Kirchen in Estland und vor allem unter dem Namen Niguliste bekannt. Auch wenn sie nicht mehr als Sakralbau genutzt wird, ist ihre Pr\u00e4senz in der Stadt un\u00fcbersehbar. Heutzutage beherbergt dieses Geb\u00e4ude eine gro\u00dfe Sammlung kirchlicher Kunst - Alt\u00e4re, mittelalterliche Grabsteine, Kirchensilber und Tallinns ber\u00fchmtestes Kunstwerk - ein Fragment von Bernt Notkes Gem\u00e4lde Der Totentanz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dieses pr\u00e4chtige Bauwerk befindet sich in der Altstadt von Tallinn und ist nur eine Minute zu Fu\u00df vom Rathausplatz entfernt. Es war einst eine mittelalterliche Kirche, die dem Schutzpatron der Seefahrer und Kaufleute - dem Heiligen Nikolaus - gewidmet war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Nikolaikirche wurde vermutlich in der Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts von westf\u00e4lischen Kaufleuten erbaut. Niguliste wurde nicht nur als Heiligtum oder sichere Festung genutzt, sondern auch als Lager f\u00fcr wertvolle Waren. Sp\u00e4ter, im 14. Jahrhundert, verlor sie ihre Festungsfunktion und wurde zu einer gew\u00f6hnlichen mittelalterlichen Kirche. Es gibt nur noch wenige Originalteile, die den Zahn der Zeit \u00fcberdauert haben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Im fr\u00fchen 15. Jahrhundert erhielt die Kirche ihr heutiges Aussehen und wurde zu einer vollwertigen Basilika umgestaltet. Der Turm war nun noch h\u00f6her geworden und erhielt eine sp\u00e4tgotische Spitze. Im sp\u00e4ten 17. Jahrhundert wurde der Turm verst\u00e4rkt und die Turmspitze durch eine barocke ersetzt, die \u00fcber mehrere Jahrhunderte immer h\u00f6her wurde. Heute ist der Turm 105 Meter hoch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>W\u00e4hrend des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurden enorme Zerst\u00f6rungen an der Kirche angerichtet und viele wertvolle Kunstwerke gingen f\u00fcr immer verloren. Einige von ihnen wurden jedoch erfolgreich evakuiert. W\u00e4hrend der Bombardierung wurde die Kirche getroffen und fast alles, was im Geb\u00e4ude verblieben war, wurde durch Feuer zerst\u00f6rt.<br>Nach dem Krieg blieb die St.-Nikolaus-Kirche jahrelang geschlossen. 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