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Szombathely Cathedral

Szombathely Cathedral in Hungary's third largest church spiers visible from a distance towering above the city.Even more so it was that time when he did not have the modern multi-storey buildings housing estates.The cathedral in the heart of the territory of the former castle of the old palace and the castle church built on the site up.Lie in the immediate vicinity of the former Sabaria center, the governor's palace and the ruins of the basilica of St. Quirinus.The site of Szombathely first bishop John Szily chose architect Melchior Hefele proposal after careful consideration of several variants.

Weores Alexander Theatre

The Alexander Theatre Weores Szombathely is located.Born in the name of Szombathely Weores Alexander (1913-1989) was, poet, writer, translator, literary scholar was.2007th Sept.27 at Szombathely city Weores General Assembly established the Alexander Theatre.The institution began operations in August 2008, the "Hemo" (Garrison Club) building, the 7th Street Michael Akacs number, close to the bus terminal.Since January 2011, however, a compelling, age appropriate expectations of the modern building the theater receives from the audience.The new exterior, new theater - pahollyal, elevated view of space, comfortable chairs and a good insight and the first floor of the art facilities in room Bar / Emilia Markus room / waiting for the audience.The theater is located in a TV studio and a sound studio.

Kamon Arboretum

Sometime Kamon was an independent village, now Szombathely belteruletehez belongs.Here began the development of the arboretum in 1860 Saaghy Michael landowner, the land owner.At the time of the beads along the creek in four acres of tocsogos, tab egerlapos spots, ash, oak groves and wooded.Followed the founder's son, who is extremely talented as a garden building in the area expanded, and the 1930s, more than five hundred woody stems installed path to the botanical garden, which was almost half evergreen.II.During World War II was a military camp in the park, and later, the population in times of famine the trees of the arboretum is used for heating.

Bishop's Palace

Maulbertsch frescoes in the upstairs Reception Hall at the Bishop's Palace, built in 1783 and south of the cathedral, miraculously survived the air raids, but are not usually open to the public.You can however admire the murals of Roman ruins and gods painted in 1784 by Istvan Dorffmeister in the Sala Terrena on the ground floor.Other rooms contain photographs of the cathedral before and just after the bombing of WWII and the Diocesan Collection and Treasury including missals and Bibles from the 14th to 18th centuries, Gothic vestments, a beautiful 15th-century monstrance from Koszeg and even a bejewelled replica of St Stephen's Crown made in the USA.

Vas Museum Village

The Vas Museum Village, on the western bank of the fishing lake northwest of the Szombathely city centre, is an open-air museum with some 40 18th- and 19th-century portak (farmhouses) moved from more than two dozen villages in the orseg region.They're arranged around a semicircular street, as was usual on the western border.The most interesting of these are the Croatian, German and 'fenced' houses.Nettles from a strange plant called kovirozsa (stone rose) growing on the thatch were used to pierce little girls ears.

Smidt Museum

In a baroque mansion just south of the Bishop's Palace in Szombathely, the Smidt Museum contains the private collection of one Lajos Smidt, a pack-rat hospital superintendent who spent most of his adult life squirreling away antique weapons, furniture, fans, pipes, clocks, Roman coins and so on.None of it looks like it's worth very much but the volume and zaniness of it all makes the museum worth a visit.Keep an eye open for Franz Liszt's pocket watch.

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