MiskolcSights

Religious, Spiritual sights in Miskolc

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    Orthodox Synagogue

    Two houses of worship attest to the large communities of Greeks and Jews who once called Miskolc their home. To the southeast stands the large and, as per the norm, crumbling Orthodox Synagogue, designed in 1861 by Ludwig Förster, architect of the Great Synagogue in Budapest.

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    Hungarian Orthodox Church

    Two houses of worship attest to the large communities of Greeks and Jews who once called Miskolc their home. The Hungarian Orthodox Church, a splendid late-baroque structure, has an iconostasis (1793) that is 16m high with 88 icons.

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  3. Avas Calvinist Church

    In a cemetery below the hill is the large Gothic Avas Calvinist Church, with a painted wooden interior (1410). The bell tower dates from the mid-16th century. The key is in the parish office at Papszer utca 14.

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  4. Plank Church

    The Calvinist Plank Church is a 1938 replica of a 17th-century Transylvanian-style wooden church. It has been completely rebuilt and renovated after being badly damaged by fire in 1997.

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