Lutheran Evangelical Cathedral & Tower
Lutheran Evangelical Cathedral & Tower
Lutheran Evangelical Cathedral & Tower
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Walpy
Holland294 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
The cathedral is suitably large and imposing with a super 14c painting to the left if the high altar and a sobering WW1 memorial under the massive organ; where two brothers died an battle (and there were many) they are listed together in death as in life.
The tower has been restored so the climb, while steep, is on decent steel and wood staircases. Good views from the top (though you can't get outside) and of the massive bells.
The tower has been restored so the climb, while steep, is on decent steel and wood staircases. Good views from the top (though you can't get outside) and of the massive bells.
Written 26 September 2023
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davazno1
Timisoara, Romania459 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
Excelent place , very neatly organized , visited on 3/09/2023 . Simple ticket was 2 euro , if you want to climb the tower you have to pay extra . Located in the center of Sibiu , it is the most grand church in Sibiu . Lots of history and a lot of people buried there . If you log into the network of the church and scan the QR codes of the funerary stones you can read about the peole there (including a son of Vlad Dracula ) . Highly recommended for history lovers . I would visit for more than 2 hours .
Written 18 September 2023
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Antonio Q
Cluj-Napoca, Romania101 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Impressive to see from the outside, one of the main buildings to visit in Sibiu. You must pay 20 RON to visit the church from the inside.
Written 25 July 2023
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MadtownChris
Madison, WI244 contributions
Jun 2023
The interior stays cool on hot days and is peaceful and quiet. The church itself is much like many cathedrals though quite a bit less ornate than most. The tower climb is fun and fairly easy compared to some other cathedral towers. It probably won't cause most people to feel stress from the height. A fun thing to do while in Sibiu.
Written 21 June 2023
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mrc282
World7,445 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
entrance fee is 10 RON for the church and 5 RON for the tower. the view from this tower is much higher and better than that from Council Tower (Turnul Sfatului). both require photographing through glass.
Written 25 May 2023
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Robert D
Brooklyn, New York2,683 contributions
Aug 2022
This 14th century church is beautiful and well worth a visit. It has been recently renovated and has some beautiful artwork.
Written 7 November 2022
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duhoz
Beroun, Czech Republic6,311 contributions
Oct 2022
73.34 m high steeple makes this Striking a landmark of the city. Recently renovated, still you can see some work is still in progress at the spike. Be advised that there is no free entrance to see the church. The entrance is 15 RON, with the tower climbing 25 RON.
Written 16 October 2022
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Katarina F
3 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
Beautiful church. Guide Linus (if I can remember correctly) explained all the history of the church and city and showed us around the church. Really knowledgeable guide. Very interesting stories and details we would have otherwise missed. Highly recommend visiting!!
Written 6 October 2022
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miklos g
Budapest, Hungary50 contributions
Aug 2022
Extremely well renovated, a beautiful experience. Something at the level of western similar monuments.
Written 9 August 2022
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania12,900 contributions
Jul 2022
The most impressive church in Sibiu - I mean Cathedral - I've seen a few ... and even if most people are praising a certain warmth and beauty of the orthodox churches and cathedrals, I would disagree ... none that I have seen compete with the gothic and baroque masterpieces of the Catholic/Lutheran/ Evangelic cathedrals ... the orthodox belief was somehow tolerated during the communist regime in Romania - other religions were kind of "semi illegal" ( and the tolerance towards the orthodox church had it's roots in the collaboration between the Securitate - secret police of Romania in those time - and the clergy) - but enough of the recent Romanian history lesson ... back to this impressive gothic architectural piece.
It was started in 1300's and was finished somewhere in the 1500's ... It contains frescoes from the 1400's ( just take a look at the fresco near the altar depicting the Crucifixion).
Also if you take a look to the organ - the largest to date in Transylvania - has just a bit in excess of 6000 tubes!! ... I just imagine how that would sound and what a great experience would be to hear some classic tunes played on it.
Also you can see here an organ salvaged from the village of Slimnic - and the plaque explained how it was refurbished - somebody stole some tubes from it in 2017 ... weird thing.
The churches tower is 74 m high ... making it the second tallest church in Lutheran church in Romania after that in Bistrita - the story goes that the Saxon representatives visited Bistrita and measured the church tower height using a rope and having the intention to build a taller one in Sibiu .. they were guest of the Saxons in Bistrita - spend the night there and left for Sibiu - between their measurement and the arrival to Sibiu the measuring rope got shorter with a few meters - so even they wanted to out do the height of the church in Bistrita - due to the "faulty" measuring item the church tower in Sibiu got 2 meters shorter than the one in Bistrita that goes up to 76 m. (Legend to be complete says that the inn keeper in Bistrita cut a few meters from the rope that the people of Sibiu used to measure the height of the tower).
Overall a great place and definitely a must see when in Sibiu - entrance fee is 15 Ron - if you want to see the church only , and 25 if you combine it with a visit in the tower - or 10 Ron if want just to climb the tower ... being very hot outside we skipped the experience this time.
So go and see for yourself, it is definitely money and time well spent.
It was started in 1300's and was finished somewhere in the 1500's ... It contains frescoes from the 1400's ( just take a look at the fresco near the altar depicting the Crucifixion).
Also if you take a look to the organ - the largest to date in Transylvania - has just a bit in excess of 6000 tubes!! ... I just imagine how that would sound and what a great experience would be to hear some classic tunes played on it.
Also you can see here an organ salvaged from the village of Slimnic - and the plaque explained how it was refurbished - somebody stole some tubes from it in 2017 ... weird thing.
The churches tower is 74 m high ... making it the second tallest church in Lutheran church in Romania after that in Bistrita - the story goes that the Saxon representatives visited Bistrita and measured the church tower height using a rope and having the intention to build a taller one in Sibiu .. they were guest of the Saxons in Bistrita - spend the night there and left for Sibiu - between their measurement and the arrival to Sibiu the measuring rope got shorter with a few meters - so even they wanted to out do the height of the church in Bistrita - due to the "faulty" measuring item the church tower in Sibiu got 2 meters shorter than the one in Bistrita that goes up to 76 m. (Legend to be complete says that the inn keeper in Bistrita cut a few meters from the rope that the people of Sibiu used to measure the height of the tower).
Overall a great place and definitely a must see when in Sibiu - entrance fee is 15 Ron - if you want to see the church only , and 25 if you combine it with a visit in the tower - or 10 Ron if want just to climb the tower ... being very hot outside we skipped the experience this time.
So go and see for yourself, it is definitely money and time well spent.
Written 4 August 2022
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Krungthep Mahanakorn832 contributions
Does anyone know the opening time of the tower? Is it the same as the church? Some websites (e.g. patrimoniu.sibiu.ro/biserici_en/evanghelica/53) say it "may be visited on demand". Thanks.
Actarus P
Pipera, Romania42 contributions
Same time than for the church .. no need for a guide ... bring the map in office tourism in order to know what you'll observe. Have a good time.
Mona L
Wodzislaw Slaski, Poland59 contributions
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