Veszprém – Greater Reformed Church

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Historical description 1701-1945

Designed by Wentz Haunsteiner. The foundation stone was laid on 27 April, 1784. The construction lasted until 1787. The roof was covered with wood shingles. The joiners’ guild made the pews, the ceilings of the two galleries, the doors and the windows of the church for free. The foundation of the steeple was laid on 1 September, 1794. During World War I, the bells of the church and the brass cover of the spire were requisitioned. In 1929, the wood shingles were replaced with Eternit ones. On 17...Read more

Designed by Wentz Haunsteiner. The foundation stone was laid on 27 April, 1784. The construction lasted until 1787. The roof was covered with wood shingles. The joiners’ guild made the pews, the ceilings of the two galleries, the doors and the windows of the church for free. The foundation of the steeple was laid on 1 September, 1794. During World War I, the bells of the church and the brass cover of the spire were requisitioned. In 1929, the wood shingles were replaced with Eternit ones. On 17 June, 1944, the two minor bells were requisitioned. In 1945, the building was damaged in the war. Read less

Historical description 1945-

In 1952, a little bell was cast to replace the two requisitioned bells. The war damages of the church were repaired in 1955. During the revolutionary incidents, the steeple suffered three cannon shots on 5 November, 1956. The building was renewed both outside and inside in 1974-1975. The coarse, "Calvinist” plasterwork of the church body was replaced with smooth plasterwork. The earthquake of 1985 damaged the church, the last renovation took place in 2008.

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Name

Reformed church

Location

Veszprém, Dózsa György u. 24.; hrsz. 738.

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Level of protection

protected monument (II)

Heritage ref. number

4660

Heritage ID

10619

Heritage date

1951

Original style

church

Current defining style

Late Baroque

General characteristics

The most elaborate part of the main outer façade is the façade with the steeple looking in the direction of the Catholic centre, the Castle hill. This façade has a two-piece triglyph main cornice, pilasters decorating the edges of the façade and the corners of the steeple, broken arched half gables over the table decorated attic with a stone urns on the edges. Its space is covered with belted surbased spherical vault, there is a three-arched gallery at both ends with girdered wood ceiling. The c...Read more

The most elaborate part of the main outer façade is the façade with the steeple looking in the direction of the Catholic centre, the Castle hill. This façade has a two-piece triglyph main cornice, pilasters decorating the edges of the façade and the corners of the steeple, broken arched half gables over the table decorated attic with a stone urns on the edges. Its space is covered with belted surbased spherical vault, there is a three-arched gallery at both ends with girdered wood ceiling. The carved Baroque internal doors, the pews and the windows with their old joinery structures which can be seen only inside the church represent a great value. The circular planned pulpit decorated with column pairs on its basket, the pastor’s chair and the organ are of Classicist style. Read less

Veszprém – Greater Reformed Church

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