Eger - Kecskemét

Pictures taken in Eger and Kecskemét on our Summer Holiday 2010.
Eger Town Hall At the very beginning of the 18th century, the town hall building was still in Hosszú utca, along the east side of present-day Széchenyi utca, at current number 12; at that time, this was the most important street in the city, also housing the bishop's residence. Later, during the first half of the century, the town hall was relocated to Piac Square, its present location, where it underwent several reconstructions. It reached its present form by using an apartment building (the Bajcsy Zs. Street wing) and the complete reconstruction of the wing facing Dobó Square; it was inaugurated in 1900. The eclectic style (historical), Town Hall was designed by Eger architect Wind István, its contractor was Benedek Béla, Budapest architect. The facade and structure of the building show great similarity to several eclectic-style public buildings of late 19th century Hungary : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma The statue of István Dobó István Dobó was the leader of Hungarians who fought against the Turks in 1552. This statue was erected in 1907. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Warriors of Eger Castle Statue commemorating the battle against the Turks in 1552. It's made by Zsigmond Stróbl Kisfaludi in 1967. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Széchenyi István utca A view of the street and a nice house as well : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
St Bernard Cistercian Church A Muslim mosque used to stand on the site of the church. The plot was given to the Jesuits who started to build their church and monastery in 1699. The monastery was completed by 1727 and in the church there were masses from 1733, but it was completed much later, so the hall already has late Baroque features. The main altar was built in 1769 by Anton Kraus. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Statue of Tinódi Lantos Sebestyén Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos was a famous Hungarian poetist and musician, who lived on the 16th century. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Eger Castle The main gate to the castle. During the Mongol invasion in 1241, this castle was ruined, and the bishop of Eger moved it to a rocky hill in the city of Eger. On the hill, a new castle was built, and it developed rapidly. In 1470 a Gothic palace was built. In 1552, a Turkish army of 35,000-40,000 soldiers attacked the castle which had 2,100-2,300 defenders. The siege failed as the Turks suffered heavy casualties. A total of 1,700 of the defenders survived. After that Turks besieged the castle again in 1596, resulting in a Turkish victory. In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of the castle (the Külső vár). : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma 1552 battle A plate describing the 1552 battle against the Turks. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
Woodwork Eger handcrafted wood thingies for sale. No, I didn't buy any. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
Basilica of Eger The Basilica was built between 1831 and 1836 in classical style. It was built by the plan of József Hild, between 1831 and 1836, ordered by archbishop Pyrker. The statues of the two kings Laszló and István together with the apostles Peter and Paul, standing outside the cathedral, are works of Marco Casagrande. The organ of the Basilica was made by company Moser in Salzburg at the end of 19th c. The frescos decorating the domes of the church were painted by István Takács, artist from Mezőkövesd. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Lyceum The late Baroque Lyceum was built at the end of the 18th century as a university; today it functions as a teacher training college. The Diocesan Library is situated on a floor of the Lyceum: one of the country's most beautiful libraries with decorative carvings and beautiful ceiling fresco, 30,000 volumes, old codices, and the only Mozart letter in Hungary. The Specula Observatory (1776) is in the tower, where a camera obscura projects a picture of the town onto a white tabletop set up in a darkened room. Besides this the Observatory also has high-tech equipment. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Dobó István Gimnázium The building was built by jesuits in 1754. After the order disbanded, the cistercians got the building. From 1787 it operated as a royal grammar school. During the last century the army used it as barracks. In 1890 it was closed by the representatives of the town in order to establish a ’reáliskola’ sponsored by the town. The school was named after István Dobó, the commander, who defended the castle against the Turks in 1552. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Nice sign Another nice sign, perhaps a wine shop : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
Owl Owl sign : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Shoe and axe My fascination in signs continues : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma The Minorite Church the Minorite Church, named after the Franciscan Order who commissioned it, is perhaps the most beautiful Baroque building in Eger. The original church built by the order was destroyed by floodwater from the Eger stream and the present one was begun in 1758 and largely completed by 1771. The Father Superior of the Eger order was severely reprimanded for having built such a splendid and expensive church for a monastic order that was supposed to be founded in poverty. Its architect was Killian Dientzenhoffer the renowned Bohemian architect who worked predominantly in Prague and was responsible for much that went up in that city in the Baroque period. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Pixies Pixies are notorious pranksters. One of their favourite ways of messing with people is leading them off into the woods leavingand leaving them lost for hours before literally dropping; thus the term 'pixie-led'. Pranksters they maybe but not malevolent, they are known to help out a worth human in need. They are also known to shape shift, a common form taken is the hedgehog. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
Baskets A store selling baskets and other stuff : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Church of St Frances of Immaculate Conception The church of the Franciscan order, also called the church of monks, has a unique altar with a canopy, giving the construction an extremely light, dynamic character. Church of the Franciscan friars was built between 1736-1755 in baroque style, according to plans of the Italian architect, G.B. Carlone. Originally the Church of St. Demetrius stood here. The church's doorways and the Mater Dolorosa statue, made in 1793,are works of Giovanni Adami. The altars and the pulpit Baroque, the main altar rococo style, - all were made between 1735-1756. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma St. Stephen Fountain Szent István kút - St Stephen's fountain : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Curious bull This bull came to check us closer. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
On the move A family moving in a traditional way. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Kecskeméti Nagytemplom The construction of the Great Church of Kecskemet was started in 1774 according to the plans of Gáspár Oswald, but was completed only in 1806. The church is located on the Great Square. From the entrance you will see the group of statues depicting Jesus that handing Saint Peter the keys of heaven. Valuable and interesting sculptures are located in the niches of the interior walls. The altar is very impressive and it is painted by the Hungarian artist Ferenc Falkoner. The church tower can be visited from June to August and the view over the city is truly unforgettable. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Scholae Piae Piarists Count István Koháry, set about building the school in 1714. The Scholae Piae in Kecskemet is used as a college and primary school. In 2009-2010, advanced-level English, German and mathematics education was launched. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Calvinist Church An important tourist landmark in the city of Kecskemet is the Calvinist Church. Located at the northeast from the Szabadság Square, the church has a specific late romantic style. It was built in Baroque style in the late seventeenth century and was the only stone church in the region during the Ottoman rule. Originally had two shrines and had no tower. Because of the war, it passed through several stages of reconstruction and expansion, the last being in 1819 when the roof was decorated with tiles. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
The synagogue The synagogue, designed in a Moorish style and erected in the late 19th century, is no longer in use for worship but houses a museum of science and technology. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Cifrapalota It was built in 1902-1903 on the basis of plans Markus Geza in Art Nouveau style. Originally with shops on the ground floor, the first floor housed the Casino, the second floor had flats. Between 1945-1982 worked as the headquarters of the trade unions. Serves now as Kecskeméti Képtár (Kecskemét Gallery), which hosts an exhibition of the history of the city (though with no explanations in English) and several modern paintings from Hungarian masters. Also of note is one exhibition room that is decorated similar to the exterior of the palace. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Cifrapalota It was built in 1902-1903 on the basis of plans Markus Geza in Art Nouveau style. Originally with shops on the ground floor, the first floor housed the Casino, the second floor had flats. Between 1945-1982 worked as the headquarters of the trade unions. Serves now as Kecskeméti Képtár (Kecskemét Gallery), which hosts an exhibition of the history of the city (though with no explanations in English) and several modern paintings from Hungarian masters. Also of note is one exhibition room that is decorated similar to the exterior of the palace. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma Signs Nice signs in Kecskemet : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma
Piarist Church It was built between 1720 and 1725 by the plans of Josef Paithmüller, that was extended with a baroque church. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma