Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

It is almost impossible to visit Tallinn and not walk past Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

March 31st 2018
A day in Tallinn Tallinn is the capital of the country Estonia and is actually the national capital that is the closest to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the city we live in. To go from Stockholm to Tallinn is really easy. There are several direct flights each day and there are also ferries going between the two cities every day of the year. On this trip we took a ferry because it wa ... read more

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops le... ... read more

12th May 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Fabulous. Would it be Russian Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox or other?

13th May 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Russian Orthodox I think
I could be wrong but Russian Ortodox in my guess. The proximity to Russia and the historical ties to Russia makes me think so. /Ake

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

Awesome!!

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