The tower of Oleviste Kirik (St Olaf's church), Tallinn which was used by the KGB as a radio tower and surveillance post fron 1944 until independence.

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The tower of St Olaf's church, Tallinn which stands at 124 metres tall, and a prominent marker on the Talinn skyline; it has been used as an orientation point for seamen and as a site for radio transmissions by the KGB. The church now supports a Baptist congregation, and was originally built for Scandinavian merchants in the 13th century, being named after the Norwegian king, Olaf Haraldson.

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Size: 3391px × 5100px
Location: Lai, Tallinn, Estonia
Photo credit: © Peter Maguire Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: church, dominant, dominating, ecclesiastical, estonia, imposing, kirik, olafs, oleviste, st, tallinn, tower, whitewashed