the church is built in the neo-gothic style, with soaring lancet arches, and is a very large building, spanning three principal aisles, with a tall tower at the west end, topped with a decorative spire. there is a choir and chancel, a small semi-circular apse, and a large vestry. the church is built on the eastern edge of freedom square, tallinn, and dominates the square, architecturally. the master mason and building supervisor was carl sensenberg, and the architect of the church was christoph august gabler (1820–1884), a native architect of the city. plans to demolish the church were proposed in both the 1930s and the 1950s by architects and planners who felt its style jarred with the other buildings of freedom square; local opposition prevented the planned demolition in both cases.