Eger - Szénchenyi utca
The road leading away from the Lyceum is Széchenyi utca. This busy shopping street in the heart of Eger still boasts a number of 18th C buildings.
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Apothecary's Museum
The gabled Baroque building was built in 1763 to plans of Jakob Fellner. Visitors can admire the equipment used by the Jesuit apothecary in 1710.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Archbishop's Palace
In the immediate vicinity of the Cathedral and the Lyceum stands the Archbishop's Palace (Érseki palota). This horseshoe-shaped Baroque edifice was built in 1764/66 to the plans of Jakob Fellner and renovated in the 19th C. It retains its original stairwell, which is worthy of note. The wrought-iron gateway opening on to the street is by Lénárd Fazola, the younger brother of Henrik Fazola.
Carlone House
The architect Giovanni Battista Carlone, a member of the famous Italian family of artists who lived and worked in Eger, built the house for himself in 1725.
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Rác Church
At the end of Széchenyi utca will be found the Serbian Orthodox Church. It was designed in the 18th C plait style by János Povolni in 1799. The interior furnishings, including the richly embellished iconostasis and pulpit, are in the Byzantine/Southern Slavonic style.
