6 Sights in Veszprém, Hungary (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Veszprém, Hungary! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Veszprém. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Veszprém1. Petőfi Színház
The Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém is one of the theatres of the city. Its main building is located in the city centre, on Óvári Ferenc Street, at the northern end of the Theatre Garden, it is under monument protection, in Art Nouveau style.
2. Laczkó Dezső Museum
The Laczkó Dezső Museum is the most important museum in Veszprém and Veszprém counties. The institution, which contains some 260,000 works of art, 250,000 documents and photographs, 24,100 books and 12,800 periodicals, presenting the history of the city and Veszprém county, was initially called the Museum of Veszprém County, then from 1951 the Bakony Museum; Since March 1, 1990 it bears the name of Dezső Laczkó.
3. Érseki palota
The Archbishop's Palace in Veszprém is one of the most significant buildings of the castle in Veszprém. The building was built between 1765 and 1776 according to the plans of Jakab Fellner. The Bishop's Palace – since 1993 – is one of the outstanding masterpieces of Hungarian Baroque architecture. The building, typically in Baroque style, forms a U-shape. The remains of the old buildings were incorporated into the palace, and then the remaining ruins of the old royal or old bishop's palace disappeared. Its library has about 60,000 volumes.
4. Boldog Gizella kápolna
The Gizella Chapel is the oldest building of Veszprém. The ever two -story chapel is located in the Castle District, between the Archbishop and the Great Provost Palace. 13th -century frescoes are among the oldest in Hungary; Its vaults and chapters decorated with dragon figures are also unique. Although his original patron saint is unknown, he is proclaimed over his gate in 1938: Memoriae Beatae Giselae Sacrum, or Happy Gizella, is devoted to the memory of Gizella.
5. Szent Katalin Domonkos Apácakolostor romjai
The ruins of St. Catherine's Dominican Nunnery, colloquially referred to as Margaret Ruins, are located in the Dózsaváros district of Veszprém, on Margaret Square on the banks of the Séd. If we look down from the height of the castle of Veszprém, we can clearly see the ruins of the Dominican nunnery in the valley below the castle.
6. Szent Mihály székesegyház
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, also called Veszprém Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Veszprém and is located in the city of Veszprém, Hungary.
Wikipedia: St. Michael's Cathedral, Veszprém (EN), Url Miserend
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