Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Szeged, Hungary

The Church of St. Nicholas in Szeged was built between 1754 and 1767 in late Baroque style. The designer is Wenceslas Lechner. It was built by János Dobi, master builder from Szeged, on the site of the medieval abbey church.

Wikipedia: Szent Miklós-plébániatemplom és minorita rendház (Szeged-Felsőváros) (HU), Url Miserend

The Szeged water tower stands on Szent István Square and was built in 1904. Its designer is Szilárd Zielinski. The water tower of the pioneer of reinforced concrete construction in Hungary was built as the second in the country, the contractor of the tower building praises the work of Henrik Freund and his sons. In March 2003 it received a unique industrial history monument protection.

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Szilárd Zielinski is a civil engineer, professor at BME, pioneer of reinforced concrete construction in Hungary.

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St. Rosalia's Chapel is the centre of life of the Greek Catholic community in Szeged.

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The Count's Palace is the largest independent Art Nouveau building in downtown Szeged, which has been preserved almost unchanged to this day. The construction of the palace was initiated by Count Árpád Márton, Szeged's chief prosecutor at the time, to serve as a home for high-paid city officials. The building, designed by Ferenc J. Raichle, has law offices on the street level and apartments on the upper floor. The palace was completed in a very short time, only 13 months after construction began.

Wikipedia: Gróf-palota (Szeged) (HU)

MÁV's TV-class, later Class 375 steam locomotive was one of the most common branch line locomotives of the Hungarian Royal State Iron Works, which was produced in several different subseries from the turn of the century until 1959. Recognized not only by Hungarian but also by experts from neighbouring countries, it can be considered one of the most successful steam locomotive types in its category, which served until the very end of the steamer era, and of which preserved and exhibited specimens can be found in every country using the type.

Wikipedia: MÁV 375 sorozat (HU)

The Szeged Synagogue, also called the Great Synagogue and the New Synagogue, is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Josika ut. 10, in Szeged, in the county of Csongrád-Csanád, Hungary.

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