St Paul’s Church in Viljandi

St Paul’s Church in Viljandi is a 19th-century historicist country church on Kiriku Street near the centre of Viljandi and one of the town’s notable sacred buildings. It was completed in 1866 to a design by the architect Matthias von Holst, and its architecture shows neo-Gothic influences. The church interior has a notable altar, organ and historical furnishings that link the building to Viljandi’s parish and music history. St Paul’s still serves as a church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation, so tourist visits need to take services and other parish events into account.