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Wonders of Hungary: The Votive Church of Szeged and the Dömötör Tower

Welcome to the next episode of Wonders of Hungary, in which we present you the Votive Church of Szeged and the Dömötör Tower. 😍

Szeged Cathedral is an inevitable must-see sight in Szeged. It is one of the largest cathedrals in the country and was designed by one of the most influential architects of the 19th century, Frigyes Schulek. The construction of the church – built to commemorate the people who fled from the 1879 flood – was completed in 1930. The colourful stained glass windows were designed by the renowned Hungarian stained glass artist Miksa Róth. The lavish interior includes a real rarity: a mosaic of the Virgin Mary wearing “Szeged” style slippers and a szűr: the traditional fur overcoat worn by Hungarian shepherds. The western steeple of the church doubles as a lookout point.

Standing just outside the church, the Dömötör Tower is the steeple section of the medieval St Demetrius church, which used to occupy the land where the Votive Church now stands. The tower is the oldest surviving building in Szeged. Converted into a baptising chapel in 1931, the tower has a Baptism of Christ, a beautiful secco painted by renowned Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba‑Novák.

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The history of Hungary. Hungary documentary. World Of Knowledge

Hungary is a country in Central Europe.

It borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.

Hungary covers an area of 93,030 square kilometres in the Carpathian Basin, with a population of 10 million.

Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language, and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe.

Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr.

The territory of present-day Hungary was for centuries inhabited by various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars.

The foundations of the Hungarian state were established in the late ninth century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungarian grand prince Árpád.

His great-grandson Stephen I ascended the throne in 1000, converting his realm to a Christian kingdom.

By the 12th century, Hungary became a regional power, reaching its cultural and political height in the 15th century.

Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, it was partially occupied by the Ottoman Empire .

Hungary came under Habsburg rule at the turn of the 18th century, later joining with the Austrian Empire to form Austria-Hungary, a major power into the early 20th century

Austria-Hungary collapsed after World War I, and the subsequent Treaty of Trianon established Hungary's current borders, resulting in the loss of 71% of its territory, 58% of its population, and 32% of ethnic Hungarians.

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