Eger - Cathedral

From the hill on which the medieval church of St Michael once stood the massive Classical Cathedral (Foszékesegyház) now looks down on the town. It was built in 1831-37 to the design of the Hungarian architect József Hild, who reversed the usual scheme of things whereby the entrance area is on the west side, and transferred the main doorway to the east side, facing the Lyceum and the Old Town. The two towers at the west end are counterbalanced at the east end by a portico with a wide flight of steps leading up to it. The three large statues above the tympanum portray the three heavenly virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity; those on either side of the steps are of the Apostles Peter and Paul and the holy kings Stephen and Ladislaus