Eger - Cistercian Church

(Local Name: Cisztercita templom) The largest building in Széchenyi utca is the twin-towered Cistercian Church (Cisztercita templom) built, like the Franciscan church, on the foundations of a Turkish mosque. Although work was started in 1699 after the Turks withdrew, it was 1733 before the building was complete. Although it may appear rather unprepossessing from the outside, the interior furnishings are of extremely high quality. The artistically sculpted group in Rococo style on the high altar made the name of Johann Anton Krauss from Moravia famous throughout Hungary. The six side-altars are decorated in beautiful stonework.

The modern sculpture "Daidalos" (1964) in front of the church is by