Unitarian Church (Budapest)
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The Unitarian Church in Budapest ( Hungarian Budapesti Unitárius templom ) is located at Nagy Ignác utca 2-4 in the V district . It was built between 1888 and 1890 according to the plans of the Hungarian architect Samu Petz in the neo-Gothic style. In addition to the single-nave church, the building also includes a pastorate , a library and the headquarters of the Hungarian Unitarians .
The first meetings of the Budapest Unitarians took place in the Reformed Church in 1869. After the establishment of an independent Unitarian community, between 1888 and 1890 a separate church was finally built in the center of Budapest. The inauguration took place on October 26, 1890. The building was designed by Samu Petz in a neo-Gothic style. In addition to the single-nave church interior, it also includes the pastorate, library and apartments. The non-free-standing church building is firmly integrated into the surrounding closed development and consists of several floors. The facade is dominated by a tapering portal with a superordinate balcony and a roof turret. The outward-facing glass front of the church is fromTracery designed in the form of circular segments. The glass decorations were designed by the Hungarian artist Róth Miksa. The single-nave nave inside the building is dominated above all by the centrally arranged altar carved from oak . The sacrament table , the church stalls and the organ gallery opposite are made of the same material . The current organ was only installed in 1995. The altar is surrounded by three pointed arched windows . The ribbed vault with which the choir is provided underlines the Gothic character of the church. There are wall-mounted pillars on the sides .
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Hungarian)
Coordinates: 47 ° 30 ′ 29 ″ N , 19 ° 3 ′ 7 ″ E