Кальвинистский Рим Calvinist Rome

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The building of the largest Protestant church in Europe rises on the central square of the city. It proclaimed the independence of Hungary in 1849. On the site of today's building stood a rather large Gothic church of St. Andrew (built in 1297-1311), which burned down in 1564. For a long time it was not restored. Only by 1628, the Protestants of Debrecen, with the support of Duke Rakoczi I, restored it again, but in a different architectural design. In 1640-1642, a tower with a bell weighing about 300 kg was completed. The bell was cast from Austrian cannonballs. During the national liberation war (1703-1711) the church suffered again. She was restored again. On June 11.1802, during a big fire, it burned down again. The bell crashed to the ground and cracked. New construction of the church began in 1805 P? chy Mih? ly, but there was not enough money and the construction plans underwent significant changes. Only by 1818 was the western tower completed, and the eastern one by 1821.
The space between the towers turned out to be empty and did not harmonize with the whole structure, and then (1824) a new facade had to be completed. The old bell was restored and placed in the tower. The tower has an observation deck. Paid entrance. The interior of the church is very modest compared to Italian basilicas.