Northern Hungary Sights
Monuments
Today's face of the village dates from the rebuilding which took
place after the 1909 fire, though the village retained its original layout and
many houses still preserve original vernacular details.
The Avas District Reformed church
began life in the 13th century as a small single-nave Romanesque church. It was
subsequently extended a number of times and was finally rebuilt as a three-nave
Gothic hall church with no tower.
The Gothic castle was built between the 14th and 15th
centuries on the site of a 12th-century castle. For centuries, it was the
engagement gift for queen consorts. Its heyday was under King Louis d'Anjou
(Nagy Lajos király).
The Castle of Eger with the István Dobó Caste Museum inside is
amongst the most visited and most well-known monuments in Hungary.
Designed by József Hild, this Classical
cathedral was erected between 1831 and 1836. It is 93 metres long, its cupola 18
metres wide and the twin towers 54 metres high.
Built between 1927 and 1930, this neo-Renaissance mansion
imitates the style of the hunting residences of the King Matthias era.
