BardejovSights

Sights in Bardejov

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    Šariš museum

    There are two branches of the Šariš museum on the square. At the Icon Exposition you can see more than 160 dazzling icons from the 16th to 19th centuries.Originally, the stylised portraits of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God and a whole flock of saints decorated Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches east of here. The other branch, the 1509 town hall , centre square, houses the Historical Exposition (Historická expozícia). The building is a unique piece of early Renaissance architecture: note the bay staircase, the carved stone portals and the wooden inlay ceiling in the Meeting Room. The rooms contain local paintings, coins and weaponry.

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    Šariš museum Icon Exposition

    There are two branches of the Šariš museum on the square. At the Icon Exposition you can see more than 160 dazzling icons from the 16th to 19th centuries.Originally, the stylised portraits of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God and a whole flock of saints decorated Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches east of here. The other branch, the 1509 town hall , centre square, houses the Historical Exposition (Historická expozícia). The building is a unique piece of early Renaissance architecture: note the bay staircase, the carved stone portals and the wooden inlay ceiling in the Meeting Room. The rooms contain local paintings, coins and weaponry.

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    Town Hall

    The 1509 town hall houses the Historical Exposition (Historická expozícia). The building is a unique piece of early Renaissance architecture: note the bay staircase, the carved stone portals and the wooden inlay ceiling in the Meeting Room. The rooms contain local paintings, coins and weaponry.

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    Basilica of St Egídius

    A fine example of late Gothic architecture inside and out, the 15th-century Basilica of St Egídius is packed with no less than 11 winged Gothic altarpieces built from 1460 to 1510. West of the square the 18th-century Jewish suburb has a synagogue in need of restoration and a small Jewish cemetery.

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    Jewish suburb

    West of the main square the 18th-century Jewish suburb has a synagogue in need of restoration and a small Jewish cemetery.

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