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Basilica
The Basilica is a neoclassical monolith completed in 1836 and designed by József Hild, the same architect who later worked on the cathedral at Esztergom. Despite the cathedral's size and ornate altars, the interior is surprisingly light and airy.
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Cistercian church
Walk north along Széchenyi utca to the Cistercian church built in 1743. The theatrical baroque altar sculpture of St Francis Borgia in gilt and white stucco is well worth a look.
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County Hall
There are several outstanding baroque and Eclectic buildings on Kossuth Lajos utca, including the county hall, with a wrought-iron grid above the main door of Faith, Hope and Charity by Henrik Fazola, a Rhinelander who settled in Eger in the mid-18th century. Walk down the passageway, and you'll see two more of his magnificent works: baroque wrought-iron gates decorated on both sides that have superseded the minaret as the symbol of Eger.
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Franciscan church
The Franciscan church was completed in 1755 on the site of a mosque. The wrought-iron balcony and window grids of the rococo Provost's Palace (Kispréposti palota), several doors down at number 4 were also done by Fazola.
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Serbian Orthodox church
The Serbian Orthodox church and its enormous iconostasis of gold leaf and braid is north of the Cistercian church.
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