Votive Church of Szeged

After the Great Flood of 1879 destroyed Szeged, the townspeople decided to build the majestic Szeged Catholic Votive Church in 1913. Today, it is considered the fourth largest church in the country. Its architecture is a mixture of Romanesque, Gothic, and Oriental elements. It also includes 9,040 pipes and an image of the Virgin Mary. Dressed as shepherds, as well as the "Christ on the Cross" statue by János Fadrusz, which won the main prize at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, the cathedral has been expanded with new spaces since 2016. In addition, the church contains A multi-functional exhibition area, and an information office, an art shop, and a library have been set up in the basement.