Votive Church
After the Great Flood (1879) destroying the city, the people of Szeged made an oath to build a majestic catholic church.
City Hall
The present City Hall is the third building in the same place with the same function. The first building of a modest design was raised in 1728. It was followed by the second one with the same area as the present hall, designed by István Vedres at the turn of the 18ᵗʰ and 19ᵗʰ centuries.
Water Tower in St. Steven Square
The tower, which can hold 1004,8 m³ of water, was designed by Szilárd Zielinski.
Botanical Garden
When the University of Kolozsvár moved to Szeged in 1922, the city donated a land of 20 kh to it to establish a botanical garden.
New Synagogue
"Love your neighbour as yourself.” The biblical commandment can be read in Hebrew and Hungarian on the triumphal arch of the New Synagogue built in 1903. The use of the Hungarian language is attributed to Chief Rabbi and scholar Immánuel Lőw, who actively participated in the design of the building.
Zoo Szeged
The Zoo of Szeged, 45 hectares located in wooded environment only 2,5 km from the city center, offers even one-day programs to visitors. The animals are presented grouped by continent, with an effort to ensure that their environment accurately reflects their natural living conditions.
Napfényfürdő Aquapolis Szeged
The four-season ‘water-city’ awaits its visitors with a water surface of 4,400 m2 and the longest waterslide working all year round in Europe. The bath complex offers entertainment for all age groups. The main attractions of the facility opened in 2010 are the 223 and 272 meter long giant tube slides starting from a 30 meter high tower accessible with lifts.
Reök Palace
The architect Ede Magyar was thirty in 1907, when he constructed Reök Palace, an exemplary piece of Hungarian secession.
Alsóvárosi Church
The Franciscan church dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and the cloister nearby are precious architectural heritages of Szeged.
Móra Ferenc Museum
The most impressive product of the building fever of the millennium in Szeged is the Palace for Public Education built in neo-classicist style in 1896.
Source: Tourinform Szeged
