Black Church

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The Black Church it’s one of the highlights attraction from Brasov, situated right in the historical center of the city the Black Church is the most imposing monument built by the German people from Transilvania in their 850 year of history. The name of the “Black Church comes after the catastrophic fire in 1689, when actually the entire town of Brasov was burnt. The flames and the smoke blackened its walls, but the sumptuousness and the greatness of the church couldn't be destroyed.

The Black Church has a length of 89m, being the biggest Gothic church between Vienna and Constantinople. The construction begun in the early 13th century, in 1383 to be more precise, but in 1421 the church suffers serious damages because of the Turkish invasion. The patron of the church is the Holy Virgin, the building being finished and dedicated to her in 1477.The church has only 3 bells left from the initial 6, and the big bell has 6300 kilos being the biggest bell from Romania.

Also an extraordinary piece that can be found inside the church is the huge organ that has a number of 4000 pipes and was created in 1838-1839 by the organ creator Buchholz from Berlin and it ranks among the biggest organs in the South-Eastern Europe. During the summer months organ recitals can be heard daily, being attended by many lovers of "musica sacra", from the country and from abroad.