Tallinn Cathedral School

Tallinn Cathedral School (also Tallinn Knight and Cathedral School; Estonian: Tallinna Toomkool, German: Ritter- und Domschule zu Reval, Latin: Schola cathedralis Tallinnensis) is a school in Tallinn, Estonia.[1]

Tallinn Cathedral School at Toom-Kooli Street 11

First written records of the school date back to 1319. In 1684, the school was destroyed in the large fire in the Toompea area. The construction of a new school building was completed seven years larter, in 1691. Since 1765, the school was managed by Estonian Knighthood. The construction of the building at Toom-Kooli Street 11 where the school located nowadays, was completed in 1845. In 1892, the school was closed due to Russification. In 1906, the school was re-opened. In 1920, Estonian Knighthood was liquidated and the school was managed by the successor organization of knighthood (Estonian: Eestimaa Üldkasulik Ühing). School was closed during World War II in the context of Baltic German Umsiedlung.[1]

Since 1965, the school building is used by Tallinn Ballet School.[1]

References
  1. "1236 Maja, kus aastatel 1845-1893 ja 1906-1939 asus Toomkool • Mälestiste otsing • Mälestised". register.muinas.ee. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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