Church or chapel · 1730
Rõuge Church
German: Rauge
St Mary's in Rõuge was finished in 1730 on a new site, replacing a 16th-century church that had been destroyed. It was lower then, with no vaults, choir or sacristy, and got its present classicist form in a major rebuilding in 1860. The bright interior has no side galleries, and the pulpit stands unusually on the right of the altar. The altarpiece 'Jesus on the Cross' was painted in the 1880s by Rudolf von zur Mühlen, and the 29-stop organ, blessed on 27 June 1930, is the work of the famous organ-building Kriisa brothers, Juhan, Jakob and Tannil.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Rõuge Maarja kirik valmis 1730. aastal uues kohas, asendades hävinud 16. sajandi kiriku. Toona oli see madalam, ilma võlvide, koori ja käärkambrita ning praeguse klassitsistliku kuju sai põhjaliku ümberehitusega 1860. aastal. Heledas interjööris pole külgrõdusid ja kantsel asub erandlikult altarist paremal. Altarimaali „Jeesus ristil“ maalis 1880. aastatel Rudolf von zur Mühlen ning 27. juunil 1930 õnnistatud 29 registriga orel on kuulsate oreliehitajate Juhan, Jakob ja Tannil Kriisa töö.