One of the most famous buildings is the church of St. Nicholas in Tallinn, located between the streets and Harju Rataskaevu. The first written mention of the church dates back to the year 1316. The church was built on the money of German merchants who moved to Tallinn to the island of Gotland, and is named in honor of St. Nicholas - patron saint of mariners. Previously, the building was used not only as a temple and reliable fortress, but also as a place for storage of high value goods. In the following centuries the church building was reconstructed several times and finished building.

St. Nicholas Church - the only church in the lower town, which was not damaged and has not undergone ruin during the time of the Lutheran Reformation in 1524 Parish church warden filled all the locks lead. With this "trick" an angry crowd of townspeople, already beating the Church of St. Olaf and St. Catherine in the Dominican monastery, just could not get to the church of St. Nicholas. Thus the interior of the church was saved.

Most of all, the building suffered during the Second World War, during the bombing in March 1944. However, some works of art able to save. Among some of them include a carved wooden altar. It was made famous in 1482 Lübeck master Germenom Rode. Saved appeared coats of arms, stone tombs, the seven-candle chandelier, epitaphs. Another value is the surviving remains of the famous painting "Dance of Death", written by the famous Lübeck artist Bernt Notke. The painting depicts people of different social classes, and next to them the dancing figures of death, enticing people to dance. The picture will help everyone to think about the impermanence of life and the inevitability of the court.

South of the St. Nicholas Church is growing old lime tree, which is called Kelhskoy, which is considered the oldest tree in the city, its age more than 300 years. According to legend, buried under the tree a famous historian, pastor of the Church, who died during the plague raged in the town in 1710.

Not far from the church, at the end of the street Rataskaevu where the building rests on the city walls, is unremarkable, one-storey house. But earlier by him he was afraid even to walk. At that time there lived the executioner. His sword was engraved with the inscription: "Mercy and faithfulness of God are renewed each morning, raising a sword, I help the sinner eternal life." But not only by the sword sinner could leave the world of the living. On the blade of the sword had been shown the gallows and the wheel, thus demonstrating other methods of execution. A replica of the sword of justice is stored in the town hall, in the branch of Tallinn City Museum.

Today, the church of St. Nicholas is a historical museum of sacred art, where an exhibition covering more than seven hundred years of the medieval period and postreformatorskoy Estonia. In addition, the excellent acoustics in the building, so there are often held organ concerts, as well as various lectures, guided tours and other educational activities.