Eger - Former Lyceum 
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Opposite the Cathedral, on Szabadszág tér, stands the building of the former archiepiscopal Lyceum, now the teachers' training college. Built around a rectangular inner courtyard, the building dominates the square and is one of the most important examples of the mid 18th C plait style. Bishop Károly Eszterházy actually intended it to be a Catholic university when he initially instructed F.A. Pilgram and J.I. Gerl to draw up the plans in 1763. However, by the time the building was completed in 1765 - Jakob Fellner, the Eszterházys' own architect, having meanwhile taking over the designing of it - the climate of the time tended to be against a church university of any kind, so this educational establishment had to be content with being ranked as a lyceum, or lecture hall.
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Must-see attractions nearby:
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In the 53m (174ft) high tower in the east wing is the Observatory with its revolving dome (fine view) and an Astronomical Museum.
Hours:
9:30am-1pm; Closed: Mon
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