Evangelical Lutheran Church Arad
| Red Church | |
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 Arad Red Church |
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| Construction time: | 1905-1906 |
| Inauguration: | September 1906 |
| Builder : | József Frick |
| Architect : | Szántay László |
| Style elements : | Neo-Gothic |
| Towers: |
1 |
| Location: | 46 ° 10 '38.5 " N , 21 ° 19' 11.8" E |
| Address: | Bulevardul Revoluţiei 61 Arad (Romania) Arad , Romania |
| Purpose: | Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Diocese : | Arad |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church Arad ( Romanian Biserica Evanghelică-Lutherană Arad , popularly Red Church , Romanian Biserica Roşie ) is a listed Evangelical Lutheran Church in the 1st district of Centru , on Piaţa Luther , on Bulevardul Revoluţiei No. 6, in Arad , Romania .
history
The "Red Church" owes its nickname to the brick with which the walls are decorated. The church was built in 1905 in neo-Gothic style according to the plans of the Arad architect Lajos Szántay and completed in 1906. In the same year the church was consecrated by Bishop Sámuel Sárkány.
description
The neo-Gothic sacred building is in the middle of Luther-Platz. The main tower of the church with a height of 46 meters is bordered by two smaller polygonal side towers. The outer frame of the main portal bears the inscription Jöjjetek énhozzám ( Come to me ).
The church has a central nave, two aisles and a transept . The altar is in neo-Gothic style. The altarpiece, a painting from 1848 depicting The Prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemani , was made by the painter Josef Umlauf . The pulpit was made by the sculptor György Örr from Košice (now Slovakia ). The windows with neo-Gothic stained glass by József Palka from Budapest , which depict the 13 apostles, are remarkable.
The electro-pneumatic organ by Carl Leopold Wegenstein was built in Timișoara and assembled in 1927. The organ has 25 registers , 2 manuals , a pneumatic play and stop action mechanism and a neo-Gothic case . Concerts take place here regularly in cooperation with the Arad Philharmonic.
When it was completed, the church had three bells with a total weight of 1590 kilos, which were made by the well-known Arad bell caster Frigyes Hönig. The two large bells were melted down during World War I and used to make cannons; only the small bell remained in the church.
literature
- Puskel Péter: Arad marad. Helytörténeti és dokumentumriportok, beszélgetések , Arad, 1997 (Hungarian)
- Gheorghe Lanevschi, János Ujj: Arad. Patrimoniul cultural construit , Arad, 2007 (Romanian)
- Gyula Pávai: Mesélő aradi házak , Nagyvárad, 2008 (Hungarian)
- János Ujj: Arad építészeti emlékei , Nagyvárad, 2008 (Hungarian)
Web links
- welcometoromania.ro , Biserica Roşie Arad
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c enciclopedie.transindex.ro , Biserica evanghelică Arad
- ↑ edition-musik-suedost.de , Franz Metz: Arad. Protestant church
- ↑ rumaenien-info.at ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Arad. The city on the banks of the Mures
