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Szombathely Sights

Szombathely Cathedral

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    • Templom tér City Centre

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Lonely Planet review for Szombathely Cathedral

Allied bombing in the final days of WWII did not spare the Zopf-style Szombathely Cathedral built in 1797. Designed by Melchior Hefele for Bishop Szily in 1791, the cathedral was once covered in stucco work and frescoes by Franz Anton Maulbertsch and supported by grand marble columns.

They're now gone, of course, though a couple of Maulbertsch originals and a glorious red-and-white marble pulpit remain, breaking the monotony of this sterile place, and there is a plaster sunburst of angels and putti (winged babies or cherubs) above the main altar.

 

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