Southern Transdanubia Sights
Monuments
This castle with its 18th-century exterior is among the
best-preserved castle palaces in Hungary. It carries architectural features from
the Romanesque to the Baroque, the finest being the Gothic elements. Its rooms
and halls host exhibitions.
The Mohács battlefield burial ground
became a historical memorial in 1976 on the 450th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács.
The Catherdal is among the most important historical heritage of
the town. Built in the 11th-12th
century incorporating parts of an earlier 4th-5th-century church, the
cathedral's current neo-Romanesque look dates from the late 19th century.
The only surviving Serbian Orthodox monastery church in Hungary, it was built between 1736 and 1741 in Baroque style. The steeple was completed in 1761. A relic of St Barbara is kept here.
The interior murals and stuccos of the church were painted in Baroque style at the end of the 18th century. The frescoes were painted in 1784-5 under the direction of Andrej Saltist from Novi Sad, Vojvodina. The iconostasis was painted by Vasilie Osztójity in 1768.
Also dating from this time are the similarly Baroque furnishings: two side altars, the bishop's seat, stalls and seats.
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The construction of the square plan castle with an outer tower
began in the 15th century. The new owners continuously reinforced it. The castle
has basically retained its 16th-century arrangement.
The castle's central buildings are the Sulejman djami and the
Andrássy lodgings.
