Evangelical Church of Košice
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Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
is one of the most beautiful Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
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evangelical
Lutheranism
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church buildings in all Slovakia
Slovakia
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It was built in 1816 based on the design of Georg Kitzling, a court architect
Architect
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from Vienna
Vienna
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, for the German
Germans
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and Slovak
Slovaks
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Protestants of the town of Košice. During the construction of the church, Hungarian Protestants joined German and Slovak and bought the bells
Church bell
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. The cross
Christian cross
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from old wooden church made in 1735 was transferred into the new church.
The Evangelical church in Košice is an oval central church building. Typical Lutheran chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
s are situated in side spaces. The visitors are fascinated especially by the copula with a panel ceiling. The main altar
Altar
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has a column
Column
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architecture. The church is joined by the rectory
Rectory
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and the choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
house.