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The most privileged families had their own loges in the church. In front of the pulpit, above the main entrance to the church, there is a beautiful, richly decorated loge of the
Hochberg family, benefactors of the church, built in 1698. The loge was built as a token of gratitude to the family of
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was laid on 23 August 1656. The author of the project was a Wrocław master builder
Albrecht von Saebisch. The church was built by Andreas Kaemper, a carpenter from Świdnica. To raise funds for the construction a native of Świdnica Christian Czepko set off on a journey around European Protestant
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Churches of Peace was intentionally subject to additional conditions that were to make their construction more difficult or, in the event of their completion, cause the temple to be used for a short period of time. The foundation stone of the church in
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The entire length of the galleries is covered with 78 blocks of biblical verses and 47 allegorical scenes. Paintings on the boards illustrate the meaning of the biblical quotations. The balustrades of the galleries are richly decorated with sculptures and paintings.
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Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 marca 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Świdnica - zespół kościoła ewangelicko-augsburskiego pod wezwaniem Świętej Trójcy, zwany Kościołem
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God the Father, with an eagle circling over his head, surrounded by seven flames, a closed book with seven seals in his lap, with a lamb resting on it; 24 old men kneel around him; John can be seen praying
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The main altar, also a work of
Hoffmann, was commissioned for the church's centennial in 1752 and completed the following year. Above the altar mensa is a small relief depicting the
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and rebuilt several times, has also survived. Smaller organs, founded in 1695 by
Sigismund Ebersbach, are located on the highest gallery above the altar.
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prayer for peace. In
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Evangelicals of all social classes, from peasants to townsmen and noblemen, were involved in the construction.
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The present organ, dates from 1909 and was made by a Świdnica company - Schlag & Söhne, which introduced electric power.
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An antique organ with 62 pipes and a baroque prospectus from the years 1666–1669, built by Gottfried Klose of
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prayed together for peace in the church. In 2011, the church hosted the Swedish royal couple
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