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Historical Prešov. Town walls : -started in 1374 and completed in the 15th century. -the best-preserved parts are the northeastern bastion and some parts.

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1 Historical Prešov

2 Town walls : -started in 1374 and completed in the 15th century. -the best-preserved parts are the northeastern bastion and some parts of the walls in Kmeťovo stromoradie. Town hall : -was originally a Gothic burgher‘s house changed into a wine bar. -It is changes were connected with the big fires in 1768 and 1887

3 Rákoczy Palace : - was built of two burgher‘s houses by Žigmund Rákoczy at the and of the 16th century. - it used to be a representative palace of the resistance movement of Rákoczy family. - at present, the Regional Museum uses the building.

4 Szentandrássy Palace : - was constructed aas an integration of three medieval houses between 1880-1886 today the Ľudová bank residence Vécsey Palace : - was rebuilt at the end of the 18th century -the palace got a rich Baroque- Classicistic fasade decoration

5 Evangelic Collegium : -was a higher evangelical school built in 1667. - it was one of the most important education centre in Hungary. - in 1908 the memorial to the victims of the Caraffa‘s blood trial so called Prešov slaughtery was revealed at the corner of the building.

6 Neptune‘s Fountain : - is the only preserved tank of the former 10 water tanks than supplied the town with water -1789 -sculpture was completed in 1826

7 St. Nicholas Concathedral -important church in Prešov -it was built in the mid 14th century -main altar -statue of St. Sebastian

8 Calvary (Prešov) -Located on a hill on the western edge of Prešov -It comes from the first half of the 18th century. -cemetery and catacombs

9 Thank you for watching ! Lívia Ďuricová, Kristína Birnšteinová 1.E


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