Millennium Church
The Millennium Church, officially known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in Timișoara, located in the Romans' Square in the Fabric district. It was built to commemorate 1,000 years since the formation of the Hungarian state, hence its name Millennium. At present, Holy Masses are celebrated in Hungarian, German, Romanian and every Saturday evening in Italian.
| Millennium Church | |
|---|---|
Biserica Millennium | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Patron | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Year consecrated | 1901 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 2 Romans' Square, Timișoara |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°45′24″N 21°14′52″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ludwig von Ybl |
| Style | Neo-Romanesque |
| General contractor | Josef Kremer |
| Groundbreaking | 1896 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Construction cost | 815,427 kr. |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Length | 71.12 m |
| Width | 27.5 m |
| Height (max) | 65.7 m |
| Website | |
| ro | |
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