Sights in Szolnok
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János Damjanich Museum
The János Damjanich Museum, a well-laid out museum devoted to Szolnok's history, is easily the town's highlight. Exhibitions are divided into three sections: archaeological finds from the Bronze Age and Roman times; an extensive ethnographical collection; and exhibits relating to Szolnok's history, especially the artists' colony. The latter often highlights contemporary local artists.
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Szolnok Gallery
The Szolnok Gallery shows works by contemporary artists from the region. The primary reason for visiting the gallery is to see the building itself - a Romantic-style synagogue that was designed by Lipót Baumhorn in 1898. (Baumhorn also did the glorious temples in Szeged and Gyöngyös.)
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Szolnok Castle Ruins
Like so many fortresses on the Great Plain, Szolnok Castle was blown to bits by the Habsburgs in 1710, and the rubble was later used to rebuild the city centre. What little is left of the Szolnok Castle Ruins - just a bit of wall - can be seen near Gutenberg tér, across the Zagyva River.
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Synagogue
The primary reason for visiting the gallery is to see the building itself - a Romantic-style Synagogue that was designed by Lipót Baumhorn in 1898. (Baumhorn also did the glorious temples in Szeged and Gyöngyös.)
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Artists' Colony
Gutenberg tér is the site of Hungary's most famous Artists' Colony, founded in 1902 and once counting among its members the realist painters Adolf Fényes, István Nagy and László Mednyánszky.
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Hungarian Art Nouveau Building
Architecture buffs should walk up Szapáry út from the Szolnok Gallery for a look at a fine example of a Hungarian Art Nouveau Building; today it houses a few small businesses.
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Tabán District
Fronting the Zagyva northeast of Szabadság tér is the Tabán District with the last remaining peasant houses in Szolnok.
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Franciscan Church and Monastery
West of the gallery are the baroque Franciscan Church and Monastery completed in 1757 - the city's oldest buildings.
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