Culture as National Treasure Life Long Learning Comenius Project 20072008

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• 
  Culture as National
  Treasure Life Long
  Learning Comenius Project
  2007/2008
• PROTESTANT
• AND
• CATHOLIC
• CHURCHES
• in DEBRECEN
• made by
  
• DE Kossuth Lajos Gyakorló Általános Iskolája
• 4024 DEBRECEN
• Kossuth utca 33.
• Hungary

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• ROMAN
• CATHOLIC
• CHURCHES

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OLD St.ANNES CHURCH
built 1720- 1746
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• Its architect is Giovanni Battista Carlone .
• This is the largest Roman catholic cathedral in
  the eastern region.

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The Main Entrance

• The front section of the church is symmetrical
  with its two towers.
• The gable between the towers has a chamber, where
  a statue of Virgin Mary stands .
• There are 2 statues next to the entrance.

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• Currently the church has one bell only instead of
  the original 4.
• There are 6 small chapels next to the nave.

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• There is a large crypt under the cathedral.
• Among others you can find the grave of the
  churchs designer here.

Crucifix in the crypt
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• The length of the nave is 37 meters,
• Its width is 25 meters.
• The high altar and the pulpit are in Baroque
  style.

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• The high altar illustrates St.Anne with the
  child Mary.
• The five murals of the vault of the nave portray
• St.Leslie, St.Steven, St.Imre,
• St.Elizabeth, St.Margaret.

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• The first organ was built in 1816.
• The new one was finished in 1993.

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• St.Imres communal room was created in another
  part of the church.
• Besides masses and other religious services the
  church houses community events.

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NEWTHE HOLY FAMILY CHURCHbuilt1998
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Designer Attila Koszeghy.
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• With its globe form it gives the impression of a
  homely atmosphere.

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• The inside walls are white and they are also
  convex.

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• On the wall of the altar we can see a big white
  image of Jesus.

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• The organ is electric.

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• A little playground was built for the families in
  the church-garden to emphasize its homely
  atmosphere.

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• CALVINIST
• CHURCHES

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The Great Calvinist Churchbuilt1805-1827
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• It is the biggest Calvinist church of the
  country. It has the biggest bell of all in the
  country. It is called the bell of Rákóczi.
• It was the scene of important political events in
  the War of Independence of 1848.
• Because of this big church and the importance of
  it, Debrecen is called the Calvinist Rome of the
  eastern region .

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• Architect Mihály Péchy.
• It was built in classicist style.
• It is decorated with a tymphanon and ancient
  greek ionic columns.

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• It was built symmetrically.
• Its 2 towers are 61 meters tall.
• It is 1500 square meters.
• The square around the building emphasizes its
  dignity.

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• It has a nave and a transept.
• The nave is 38 meters long and 14 meters wide.
• 3000 people can be seated here.
• The walls are white.
• The pulpit and the communion table are decorated
  with carved wood.

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• The old traditional organ was made of wood in
  1838.
• The new organ above the main entrance is
  electric.

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THE CALVINIST CHURCH OF SZÉCHÉNYI -KERT
Built 1997. Architect István Lengyel
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• It is situated among the biggest blocks of flats
  in Debrecen.
• The building has more functions
• religious
• communal
• cultural

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• The tower is about 70 meters high with a mace on
  top of it.

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• Its walls are white.
• The churchs big hall is round.
• It symbolises embracing love.
• There are 350 seats.

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• Concerts are held in the big hall.
• The church has an electric organ.

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• The church is a place for a drug prevention
  programme.
• Lectures are held about healthy lifestyle.

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• You can also play table tennis,billiards,darts
  and various boardgames here.

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• 2 other rooms are connected to the big hall.
• One of them is a room for mothers and their
  babies.
• The other one is a small community room.
• Sometimes pictures are put on show here.
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• You can also find a sports field and a place for
  picnic here.
• There is a playground for children in its garden.

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Behind it you can see tombs from old graveyards.
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The CALVINIST CHURCH of
TÉGLÁSKERTbuilt 2005
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• Architects György Csete and Jeno Dulánszki.
• The church is built of stone and wood and it has
  a green shingled roof.

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• It has got 5 steeples.
• The highest is in the middle which symbolizes
  Christ.
• Around this the smaller steeples symbolize the 4
  EvangelistsMatthew,
• Mark,Lucas and John.

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• It is built in organic style reflecting the
  shapes of nature.
• There are flats for the vicars downstairs and
  upstairs.

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• It hasnt got a nave or a transept.
• The walls are white.
• The round shape reminds us of a yurt-tent in
  which the ancient Hungarians lived.
• There are 4-pointed glistening stars
  everywhere,where the laths are joined.

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• The Star of Bethlehem plays an important role
  inside the church.
• The double gate of the church is in Gothic style
  .

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• Its organ is electric,but it is hidden from the
  eyes of the public.

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• The communion table is made of glass and stands
  on metal legs.

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• With the scaterred stars of the dome we can
  recapture the universe.

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• The role of the church is to organize the
  religious life of the area of Tégláskert.

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Differences and similarities in

• Catholic
• and
• Protestant
• churches

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• Most Protestant churches were originally built
  as Catholic churches ,so they have a long nave
  and aisles with a transept.
• The altar is at the far end of the nave.
• The pulpit is above the pews,so churchgoers have
  to look up to the priest.
• There are confessionals.

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• In Protestant churches there are pews in the
  transept,too .
• The table of communion(not called altar) is
  closer to the centre.
• It is not raised, so churchgoers surround their
  pastor as they listen to him.
• In new churches there are no naves and
  aisles,they have a large,central room that can
  have multiple functions at the same time.

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• Roman Chatolic churches are richly decorated.
• Paitings and murals of saints ,stories from the
  Bible can be seen on the walls and ceilings.
• In Protestant churches there are no figures and
  there is little decoration at all.
• The walls are white.
• There are no confessionals,either.

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SCHOOL COMPETITION and EXHIBITION about
Debrecens churches and their history
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THE GREAT CHURCH
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THE GREAT CHURCH
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THE TRUNCATED CHURCH
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THE GREAT CHURCH