Nagyszombat

The former University of Nagyszombat

Building, structure

The university, the legal predecessor of the Eötvös Loránd University, was founded on 12 May 1635 by Péter Pázmány, a renowned figure of the Counter-Reformation. Its Baroque-style building was built in several parts in the 17th and 18th centuries. By the time it was fully complet... Read More

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Building, structure

The church was built in the city of Nagyszombat, a city of three nationalities, during the greatest religious wars. First, during the Bocskai Uprising of 1605, then between 1619 and 1622, there were religious riots in the city between the different denominations. The princes gave... Read More

The Nagyszombat Town Hall

Building, structure

The ornate balcony of the attractive town hall rests on huge columns. The town hall has stood on this site since ancient times. The current building in the Copf style was erected in 1793, as the chronosticon on the balcony shows: IVstItIae atqVe secVrItatI pVbLICae eX fVnDaMentIs... Read More

1848 War Memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The city of Nagyszombat became the scene of a battle during the 1848/49 War of Independence, the details of which are as follows: ; On December 13, 1848, Field Marshal Alfred Windisch-Grätz published his proclamation, in which he announced that the outposts of his army had crosse... Read More

The Nagyszombat Theater

Building, structure

The oldest stone building in the Upper Hungary is the theater building: built in 1831 in the Empire style according to the plans of master architect Bernhard Grünn. The theater performances were initially in German, later in Hungarian, and currently in Slovak. The Pannonia Mirror... Read More

Nagyszombat city wall

Building, structure

The 12th-14th century fortress was rebuilt by Pietro Ferrobosco between 1553 and 1556. The medieval city walls are among the most significant cultural monuments of the city. The city walls were made up of a 3 km long stone wall, which was 10 m high in some places, 170-230 cm thic... Read More

The grave of József Peczkó

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

The grave of the former magistrate of Bratislava County and his wife. Read More

Orthodox Synagogue of Nagyszombat

Building, structure

The small, rather simple building of the industrial hall-type Orthodox synagogue, built in 1892, is now privately owned and functions as a café. Read More

St. Helena Church in Nagyszombat

Building, structure

The oldest church in the city, the 13th century Eastern Gothic single-nave St. Helena Church, also known as the Hospital Church, has a closed presbytery and a cross-ribbed ceiling. From the end of the Middle Ages, it was owned by the charitable, together with the hospital buildin... Read More

Pietà sculpture group in Nagyszombat

Sacral small monument

The sculpture group was commissioned by Eleonora Theresia Karaffi in 1767. According to legend, the miraculous healing of the petitioner was the reason for the creation of the work. ; At the center of the work is the figure of the Virgin Mary, who appears here both as a mother ho... Read More