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Kalocsa Sights

Kalocsa Cathedral

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  • Address
    • Asztrik tér Kalocsa
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 78 462 641

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Lonely Planet review for Kalocsa Cathedral

Kalocsa Cathedral, the fourth church to stand on the site, was completed in 1754 by András Mayerhoffer and is a baroque masterpiece, with a dazzling pink-and-gold interior full of stucco, reliefs and tracery. Some believe that the sepulchre in the crypt is that of the first archbishop of Kalocsa, Asztrik, who brought King Stephen the gift of a crown from Pope Sylvester II, thereby legitimising the Christian convert's control over Hungary.

A plaque on the south side outside memorialises this event. Franz Liszt was the first to play the cathedral's magnificent 3560-pipe organ.

 

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