Dates: 1929-1932 Description: The church was built between 1929-1932 with the support of the Minister Aurel Vlad and parish collections made by delegates Pacurar John, Joseph Cosma, Ladar John, Dan Simion Nicolae Budoiu with all believers parish priest pastured and Archpriest Basil Glodeanu Vasile Gorun. Holy church was consecrated in 1932 IP S dr. Nicolae…
The Romanesque Chapel, or the Rotonda of Geoagiu, is a rare sight in Transylvanian Romanesque architecture, due to its circular shape and the materials used to build it: repurposed roman brick, and very little river stone. The interior diameter of the nave is 5.5 meters, and the length (nave plus apse) is 7.5 meters…
Dating: 17th-18th century Built after the 17th century, the Reformed Church is 20 meters long, 10 meters wide and has a 20 meter high tower with an oddity: you can’t go inside it, since it has no door, no windows and no dormers. This generated a great number of urban legends regarding the purpose of…
Dating: 16th century At its beginnings, this church was only a chapel, a high and lean tower being added later. In 1784, during the uprising of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan, the church was burned to the ground, and rebuilt in 1785. It is made of stone and lime, the vaults are made out of brick…
Dating: 16th century The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, built in 1528, is a massive baroque building, made of rough limestone and set in lime mortar, with a two-story wooden tower. The church vault has a semicircle shape. The altar and nave windows are framed by massive arches, keeping some gothic architectural elements. A massive wall…
Dating: 18th century The elongated, ship-like construction, consists of three parts: the altar, the nave and the narthex (the latter actually being the church’s porch). The walls are made of stone, and so is the 1 meter thick vault. The tower is built of wood and covered with tin, and it houses the bell which…
