Casa Saseasca - Sighisoara

28/10/2022

The Monastery Church is a combination of styles. The exterior is dominated by the Gothic style, present on the facades, windows and arches. The southern portal stands out through the wooden door, which belongs to the Renaissance style. Inside, Baroque predominates, and the heritage pieces are truly remarkable.

27/10/2022

There is one unique feature about the Monastery Church in Sighisoara: An intriguing triptych featuring a painting of what looks to be an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) is located in the sacristy. The fact that the corresponding artwork was created in the 18th century, when the abbey was rebuilt after a disastrous fire, makes it all the more bizarre. At that time, a number of highly stylized paintings were also added. (Swipe to see a selection).

23/10/2022

The Monastery Church in Sighisoara, which dates back to 1298, was a church used by Dominican monks, and is one of the oldest historical landmarks. Today, the Evangelical Lutheran Church is housed in this major Sighisoara Citadel site. On feast days, the priest officiates a lovely service before leaving the church and shaking hands with every parishioner. Between 1484 and 1515, the abbey underwent a major reconstruction using hall-style architecture.

30/09/2022

The Hill Church - Sighisoara, Romania: On the interior walls, medieval paintings were preserved and they were uncovered during the restoration works financed by the Messerschmitt Foundation in 1995. Remains of the original inventory are valuable Renaissance tombstones, the beautiful tabernacle and a carved Gothic pew.

29/09/2022

The "Church on the Hill", also known as "Biserica din Deal" in Romanian and "Bergkirche" in German, is a revered church in Sighişoara, Romania. This church, which is the third largest in Transylvania, is the most significant piece of religious architecture in Sighisoara. The church, which is situated at a height of 429 meters on the Hilltop School, dominates the entire city with its size and can be seen from a significant distance in practically all directions. The three-aisled Romanesque basilica evolved from the chapel of an early Szekler- or Noble castle. It had a bell tower at the western side, which was later incorporated into the new hall church during alterations in the 14th century. 

16/09/2022

Valchid - The six story eastern tower with wooden defence level served as gate tower and bell tower in the same time. The southern tower collapsed end of the 19th Century, the other ones have been preserved. The classical sail vault now defines the interior of the nave, but the chancel still preserves its lierne vault from 1507. The organ altar, the pulpit and the font are dated beginning of the 19th Century.

15/09/2022

Valchid - The hall church with polygonal chancel was erected around 1390. Later a sacristy was built on the northern side, followed in 1441 on the western side by the richly decorated portal with ogee arch. The church itself was never fortified, but the assembly was surrounded in 1600 by a nowadays about 6m high wall, protected by five defence towers.

13/09/2022

The settlement of Valchid is tucked away in a tranquil side valley in Târnava Mare. A pre-reformation church was constructed here in the 14th century and is still standing today. It has a few defense towers and a fortification wall around it. History has not always been kind to Valchid, yet it serves as an emblem of the area's turbulent past. The first recorded mention is from 1317 and concerns an effort to settle a property dispute with a neighboring community. Over the following 450 years, the battle reignited often. Passing army sacked the town and the church in 1605.

09/09/2022

In the past, it was customary in Chirpăr (Kirchberg) for the villagers to gather for a dance in front of the church following the religious ceremony. The so-called "Maibaum" (German for "the May tree"), which was practiced both here and in many Saxon villages, was another highly-regarded tradition. Since it was first observed in ancient times, this practice has a lengthy history. The tree was revered as a slayer of dark and evil powers in the 13th century and used to represent the resolve to life. It assumes the function of "Liebesmaien" (the German word for "The May of love") in the 16th century, when rural boys planted trees in the yards of their loved ones to serve as messengers of love and convey their secret affections.

08/09/2022

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝖺𝗂𝗌𝗅𝖾 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗊𝗎𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖢𝗁𝗂𝗋𝗉ă𝗋, 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 13𝗍𝗁 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗒, 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖺𝗂𝗌𝗅𝖾𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗅 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝖾𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗉𝗌𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇-𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 1500 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖮𝗍𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 500 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝗂𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖧â𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗎 𝖵𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗒. 𝖣𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗎𝖻𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝖽𝗂𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀.
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13/02/2022

Dedicated to St. Nicholas, the hilltop church in Sighișoara is a Lutheran church that was built in several stages between 1345-1525. It is located at the top of the so-called "School Hill" (Schulberg in German). It is the third largest ecclesiastical building in Transylvania and one of the most emblematic Gothic-style structures. It may be seen from any location in the city and from any height. It was constructed at a height of 429 meters, and it served as the fortress's final defensive point. It has a 42-meter-high bell tower that forms a foreign body with the rest of the structure and extends somewhat to the south. It features Transylvania's only known crypt beneath the choir, which contains tombs dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

04/01/2022