The first church was likely wooden and existed by 1219. Dominican friars began the stone church in 1229, and it was named a cathedral and consecrated in 1240. The article calls it a Gothic basilica, enlarged from one aisle to three, and dates the enlargement to the 1330s to 1430s, while the infobox gives 1229 to 1240 for the years built. It names no architect.
The new longitudinal part is 95 feet (29 m) long, though the article does not say whether this is the whole church. The exterior is 15th-century, and a baroque spire was built in the western part of the nave in 1778 and 1779. The great fire of 1684 destroyed the wooden furnishings and damaged vaults and stone carvings, especially in the apse. Restoration began in 1686.
Pontus De la Gardie, a Swedish general, is buried there. It has been Lutheran since 1561 and is the seat of the Archbishop of Tallinn.
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