Exterior view
by HEFELE, Melchior, Photo
Hungary’s third largest church, major work by Melchior Hefele (Hefele Menyh�rt in Hungary), was built for Bishop J�nos Szily in the place of the demolished castle church and palace, on Roman ruins. It is laid out in the form of a Latin Cross, with an extended sanctuary and short transepts. This is where Adolf Kunc and Lor�nd E�tv�s repeated the pendulum experiment proving the rotation of the Earth. In the Second World War the cathedral was seriously damaged during the bombing raid on the city - only a small portion of the beautiful ceiling frescoes and altar paintings could be saved. The periodic restoration of the temple continues to this day.