The construction of the Black Church in Brasov, or Biserica Neagră in Romanian, began in 1384 and continued for 100 years. According to documents, the Black Church was built by Bulgarian craftsmen. There is a legend that "a German child was hanging around the Bulgarian craftsmen and was in their way. A nervous Bulgarian pushed the child out of the tower and, to hide the crime, embedded his corpse in the masonry".

The Black Church (Biserica Neagră) with its dimensions - 80 m long, 15 m wide, 42 m high, 3 bells, one of which weighs 6.3 tons (the largest in Romania) is the largest Gothic church in this part of Europe. It was originally a Catholic church and then became Protestant under the influence of the Transylvanian reformer Johann Hotner.

The Black Church received its name during the Great Turkish War in 1689, when it was burned by Habsburg troops. Due to the charring and blackening of its walls.

The Black Church's greatest treasure is its collection of Anatolian carpets, as well as its impressive organ, completed in 1839 and boasting 4,000 pipes.

 

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