Franciscan Visitor Centre in Alsóváros
Situated in Alsóváros, Szeged, the monastery and the church together form Hungary’s second largest church complex, keeping its original function.
Situated in Alsóváros, Szeged, the monastery and the church together form Hungary’s second largest church complex, keeping its original function.
The God’s Eye motive of the main altar in the Alsóvárosi Church (Lower Town Church), the radial lines, became recognizable ornaments of the houses in lower town.
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The collection named after Professor Sándor Koch, a passionate researcher of mineralogy, and one-time head of the Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology of the university in Szeged.
The centre was opened in December 2012 with the aims of presenting the research results of the region in a simple and understandable way and directing children’s attention to natural sciences.
The fortress in Szeged was built in the second half of the 13th century, probably with the extension of the already existing fortress.
The architect Ede Magyar was thirty in 1907, when he constructed Reök Palace, an exemplary piece of Hungarian secession.
The building standing at the corner of Somogyi and Kelemen Street is unique in its style, appearance and location.
The most impressive product of the building fever of the millennium in Szeged is the Palace for Public Education built in neo-classicist style in 1896.
Károly Somogyi, prebendary of Esztergom, aimed to make a contribution to the ‘mental’ reconstruction of the city in ruins after the flood by giving Szeged his priceless collection of books in 1881.
The education and congress centre of the University of Szeged.
The Franciscan church dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and the cloister nearby are precious architectural heritages of Szeged.
The building designed by Frigyes Schulek, completed in 1884, is also called the ‘Cockerel church’ owing to the figure decorating its tower.
The secessionist style, four-storey historic building stands on the southern side of Saint Steven Square.
The tower, which can hold 1004,8 m3of water, was designed by Szilárd Zielinski.
It is a determinant building on Tisza Lajos Boulevard being the biggest protected monument built in secession style in Szeged.
It was designed by Mihály Erdélyi with majolica ornaments in green, blue and orange and built between 1900 and 1902.
The theatre opened in 1883 is one of the most beautiful eclectic neo-baroque buildings of the town rebuilt from its ruins
The Serbian Orthodox Church stands on the northern side of the square, close to the bank of the River Tisza.
The tunes of this unique piece of art by watchmaker Ferenc Csúri could be first heard at the Open Air Festival in 1936.
Outside the Votive church stands the Saint Demetrius Tower, the oldest architectural relic of the city.
The nicely preserved monument built between 1837 and 843 was created by the Lipovszky brothers, Henrik and József.
The present City Hall is the third building in the same place with the same function. The first building of a modest design was raised in 1728. It was followed by the second one with the same area as the present hall, designed by István Vedres at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The architect Ede Magyar was thirty in 1907, when he constructed Reök Palace, an exemplary piece of Hungarian secession.
After the Great Flood (1879) destroying the city, the people of Szeged made an oath to build a majestic catholic church.