Unitarian Church - Nagyajta
The Unitarian church fortress in Nagyajta is the oldest architectural and art-historical building complex in the municipality. The church fortress, surrounded by a 5 m high wall and protected by two bastions, was built at the highest point of the settlement, on the hill called „Crow's Nest”, in the second half of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century, according to documents. In the inner courtyard of the fortress stands a late 14th century Gothic church with a nave vault. Its most valuable features are the chalice-shaped pulpit, composed of four carved stone coffers, and the balustrade, also carved stone, dating from 1710. In terms of antiquity, it is considered the sixth oldest pulpit in Transylvania. The most important repairs were carried out in the 1990s: the gate tower was renovated in 1993, the north-west tower was restored between 2000 and 2002, and the whole complex was restored between 2019 and 2021. During the restoration, a mural depicting the legend of St. Lazarus was discovered.
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Nagyajta