Debrecen - Small Reformed Church Kistemplom

The Small Reformed Church (Kistemplom) is a little 1726 Baroque building renovated in 1870. The original onion dome of the massive west tower was destroyed in a storm and replaced in 1907 by crenellations, thus emphasizing the fortified nature of the church. Since then the church has been affectionately known by the local people as "Stumpy Church".

At Széchenyi utca 6, a few yards behind the Small Reformed Church, stands the former postmaster's house (Old Post Inn), which can lay claim to having had a famous guest; in November 1714 the Swedish King Charles XII spent the night here when fleeing from the Csar of Russia.

A notable example of Hungarian historical architecture is the Csokonai Theatre (1861-65) at Kossuth utca 10. Continuing along Kossuth utca in an easterly direction the visitor will come to the Neo-Gothic brick-built church on Méliusz tér. In Szent Anna útja stands the Baroque church of St Anne, built in 1721-46 to plans by the Milanese architect Giovanni Battista Carlone. The small church was originally used by the Piarists (the former Piarist convent is nearby), then by the Catholic community of Debrecen. The main altarpiece is by Karl Rohl and portrays St Anne, the patron saint of the church. At Piac utca 54 are the old regional council offices (Régi Megyeháza), built in 1911-12 in Secessionist style. The stained glass windows in the festival hall are by Károly Kernstok (1873-1940) and represent the seven princes who conquered Hungary.