The Black Church (Biserica Neagră in Romanian) stands in the city of Brașov in south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It was built by the Saxon (German) community of the city and represents the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the largest and one of the most important houses of worship in the region which belong to the Lutheran, Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania.
Completed during the 15th century (soon after 1476), the church belongs to the final stages of Gothic architecture.The result was a three-nave basilica, all the same height,that is: a "hall church", as was preferred during the 15th and 16th centuries in the German lands, where most of the architects and masons originated.
