St Anne's Church | |
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Annenkirche | |
50°34′43″N 13°00′19″E / 50.57861°N 13.00528°E | |
Country | Germany |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Anne |
St. Anne's Church (German: St.-Annen-Kirche) in Annaberg-Buchholz is a hall church in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, whose architectural style is on the boundary between the Late Gothic and Saxon Renaissance. With a length of 65 metres (213 ft) and width of 40 metres (130 ft), it is the largest, true hall church of the Late Gothic in Saxony. Its tower is 78 metres (256 ft) high, the interior of the church 28 metres (92 ft) high. It is the emblem of the town and visible from a long way off. Saint Anne's was originally built in 1499 as a Roman Catholic church, but became Lutheran in 1539.