Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok

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The Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok is a historic 18th-century Lutheran wooden church in Slovakia, renowned for its unique Baroque architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
Lutheran church
UNESCO World Heritage Site
articular church
wooden church
architecturalStyle Baroque
associatedWith articular churches of the Habsburg monarchy
builtForCommunity Evangelical (Lutheran) community of Kežmarok
builtInCentury 18th century
capacity about 1500 worshippers
completionYear 1717
conservationStatus protected monument
constructionMaterial wood
country Slovakia
denomination Lutheran
linked to: Lutheranism
floorPlanType basilica-like layout
governingBody Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
hasAltName Drevený artikulárny kostol v Kežmarku
Evangelical Articular Church in Kežmarok
hasFeature Baroque altar
large wooden nave
painted wooden ceiling
richly decorated Baroque interior
wooden galleries on multiple levels
wooden organ case with Baroque decoration
wooden organ gallery
wooden pulpit
wooden structure without metal nails
hasSignificance important example of Protestant wooden sacral architecture in Central Europe
symbol of religious tolerance in the Habsburg era
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageID 1273
heritageCriteria (iii)
(iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection national cultural monument of Slovakia
locatedIn Kežmarok
Prešov Region
Spiš region
locatedInCountrySubdivision northern Slovakia
nearbyStructure Evangelical Lyceum of Kežmarok
linked to: Lyceum of Kežmarok
partOfUNESCOSerialProperty Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
religion Protestantism
roofMaterial wooden shingles
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2008
usedFor cultural events
religious services
tourism

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Kežmarok hasLandmark Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok
Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok builtForCommunity Evangelical (Lutheran) community of Kežmarok
linked to: Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok
Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok hasAltName Drevený artikulárny kostol v Kežmarku
linked to: Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok
Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok hasAltName Evangelical Articular Church in Kežmarok
linked to: Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok
Késmárk hasLandmark Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok