Lutheran Church
Biserica Evanghelică Luterană
Lutheran Church
Biserica Evanghelică Luterană
Address:
Piața Primăriei 5
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
GPS coordinates:
45.9575351297, 23.5677470757
History
The church was built as a three-nave basilica at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries on the site of an earlier church. Two towers were planned, but construction was interrupted by the Mongol invasion. Around 1255, a new Gothic sanctuary and vault were built in the style of the Cistercian monastery church in Kerc, and a centrally placed tower was erected in place of the two towers planned earlier. Between 1370 and 1382, the development of the town made it necessary to enlarge and lengthen the church, making it one of the largest in Transylvania. The statues on the outer pillars date from this period. Between 1453 and 1464, the aisles were widened and raised. In 1661, the roof of the tower burnt down and was raised. Its Renaissance winged altar was built between 1518 and 1523, probably by Veit Stoss' son. Its pulpit is late Gothic. Its Anatolian carpets date from the 15th and 17th centuries. The church was once surrounded by a 4,5 m high wall with three towers. The wall still stands on the south side.
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