St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca
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The St. Michael's Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfântul Mihail, Hungarian: Szent Mihály-templom, German: Michaelskirche) is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Cluj-Napoca. It is the second largest church (after the Biserica Neagră of Brașov) in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. The nave is 50 meters long and 24 meters wide, the apse is 20×10 m. The tower with its height of 76 meter (80 meter including the cross) is the highest one in Transylvania.
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St Michael's Church | |
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Roman Catholic Church of St Michael Biserica Romano-Catolică Sfântul Mihail (in Romanian) | |
Biserica Sfântul Mihail (in Romanian) Szent Mihály-templom (in Hungarian) Klausenburger Michaelskirche (in German) | |
46.76996°N 23.58932°E / 46.76996; 23.58932 | |
Location | Union Square, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania |
Address | Piața Unirii 16. |
Country | Romania |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
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History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | Michael the Archangel |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Monument istoric |
Designated | 2010[1] |
Style | Gothic, Baroque and Gothic Revival (tower)[2] |
Groundbreaking | 1316[3] |
Completed | 1487 |
Specifications | |
Length | 70 m |
Nave length | 50 m[4] |
Nave width | 24 m |
Number of towers | 1 |
Tower height | 80 m (incl. 4-m high cross)[5] |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia |
Official name | Biserica romano-catolică „Sf. Mihail” |
Designated | 2010 |
Reference no. | CJ-II-m-A-07469 |
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