Biserica Evanghelica Sibiu - Cazare lângă Biserica Evanghelica
Sibiu, Judetul Sibiu
Evangelical Church in Sibiu with its 73 m high tower is one of the most impressive buildings in the historic center of Sibiu. Tower can be seen from almost every part of town.
The church is known for the organ from its interior, a Baroque organ built by a craftsman in Slovakia 1671, which replaced the first organ brought in Sibiu in 1585. It is the largest organ in the S-E Europe. During the summer, during June to September organizes evangelical church organ concerts, which attract many tourists every Wednesday when there are these great auditions.
Church on the south side was changed in 1474 when he decided transform the basilica in a church hall. It was raised as the southern outer wall and inside the wall structure transformation, has formed a side gallery equipped with star-shaped dome.
Evangelical Church in Sibiu, one of the most monumental Gothic churches in Romania, has a special importance because, as shown by Virgil Vatasianu Romanian academician, performed for the first time combining the ancient basilica with a Gothic elevation sweep.