St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca

The St. Michael's Church is a Gothic-fashion Roman Catholic church in Cluj-Napoca. It is the second largest church in the geographical vicinity of Transylvania, Romania. The nave is 50 meters long and 24 meters wide, the apse is 20×10 m. The tower with its top of seventy six meter is the very best one in Transylvania. The western portal is decorated with the three coats of hands of Sigismund as King of Hungary, as King of Bohemia and as Holy Roman Emperor. The production was began likely in vicinity of the Saint James Chapel. The financing of the church become partly achieved via the citizens, partially from the earnings of indulgences. The first associated document from 1349, signed by using the archbishop of Avignon and fifteen different bishops offers the indulgence for those contributing to the illumination and furnishings of the Saint Michael Church.

The production become completed among 1442-1447, the old tower was built between 1511-1545. The tower that stands these days was erected in 1862. The church become converted with the population to Protestantism among 1545-1566. Then the more radical Unitarian patry took it over within the duration 1566-1716. At remaining, it turned into confiscated in the counter reformation through the Habsburg government supported Catholic Church.