Evangelic (Lutheran) Church / Evanjelický (Luteránský) kostol - Košice (East Slovakia) - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

Classicist Evangelic Church (Evanjelický kostol), located in Mlýnská street in Košice' historic centre, was built by local Slovak, German and Hungarian Lutherans in 1804-1816.

Evangelic (Lutheran) Church in Mlynska steet, designed by architect Johann Georg Kitzling (1757-1809), was built in 1804-1816. The ground plan of the building is a type of central oval shaped body, from which four more section come out to create a cross form. The symmetrically composed three-part facade has an entrance on its central axis. The entire exterior is architectonically balanced, however, because of the neighboring buildings it cannot be completely appreciated.

Inside the church, above the entryway, is the main organ. On the far side there is the altar area beneath an arched, semicircular vault. Above the central section there is a high dome, decorated with cassettes with painted rose motifs. The dome is illuminated by a roof lantern at the very top and by semicircular windows at its base. The altar is characterized by classicist column architecture with statues of Faith, Hope and Love at its extension. The painting on the altar comes from the famous painters from Levoca, Jozef Czauczik and Ján Müller; painted in 1816. The cylindrical pulpit with a baldachin was also made in 1816. The baptistery with its lid also has a unique form. During the construction the Hungarian Evangelic church joined the Germans and Slovaks and as a sign of good will they bought bells for the church. The building served all three churches and the preachers spoke all three languages.

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