The Church of the Holy Spirit in Tallinn's Old Town was originally part of an almshouse complex dedicated to the Holy Ghost. The article names no architect. The infobox lists groundbreaking as before 1319 and completion in 1380, while the text suggests building probably began in the first half of the 13th century. The choir is the oldest part.
The style is Gothic. It has a two-aisled nave, an asymmetrically placed choir and plain whitewashed walls with crow-stepped gables. An octagonal tower carries a reconstructed Renaissance spire, and a carved clock by Christian Ackermann hangs on the exterior. Bernt Notke made the main altar in 1483.
The church was the first in Estonia to hold services in Estonian, and the first Estonian catechism extracts were printed there in 1535. Fire damaged the tower in 1684 and 2002.
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