Protestant Great Church of Debrecen Traditional Geocache
Protestant Great Church of Debrecen
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Protestant Great Church of Debrecen
The most well-known building is the Great Reformed Church in Debrecen. With the 1500 m² ground space it is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, and has the largest bell of Protestant church in Hungary. It’s in the downtown, between two square, which namedKossuth and Calvin. So the town is sometimes referred to as „the Calvinist Rome”.
A church already stood here in the Middle Ages, but it burnt down. The next, which Gothic hall church was, built between 1297 and 1311. Named St. Andrew Church. This church burnt down in 1564. The Protestant citizens of Debrecen started to rebuild in 1626. The construction was finished in 1628. The reconstruction supported George I. Rákóczi. The tower and the large bell, which about 300kgs was constructed in 1640-1642. The church suffered heavy damages from imperial troops during the freedom fight in 1707. The fight led by Francis II. Rákóczi. The church burnt down on June 11, 1802, during the great fire which destroyed most of Debrecen.
The construction of the current church started on 1805. It was design by Mihály Péchy., but altered several times mainly due to financial reasons. The original plan featured a church with a cross-shaped ground plan and a large dome, but the plan was discarded.
The two towers are 61 meters high, the western was finished by 1818, the eastern by 1821. But when finished the towers building, the large space seemed unattractive between the towers. By 1824 modified the facade by plans of Károly Rábl. The restored Rákóczi bell is int he western tower, from where can see nice panorama.
The Great Church also has historical significance: during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Lajos Kossuth made the Hungarian Declaration of Independence here on April 14, 1848, and was elected governor of the country here. The armchair in which he sat can be viewed in the church.
Hungarian name: Nagytemplom
Origin: Wikipedia
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