Kalocsa Cathedral

The historical center of Kalocsa is the site of its two major buildings, the Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace. The first episcopal church was built in the time of King Stephen, but was destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries. The plans for the new Baroque building, which was erected between 1735 and 1754 on the medieval foundations, were probably drawn up by Andreas Mayerhoffer, a pupil of the famous Austrian Baroque architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. The twin-towered west front boasts a gable with statues of the Virgin Mary between the Apostles Peter and Paul. The interior was completed C. 1770 and restored following a fire in 1816. Italian masters were responsible for the stucco reliefs in the roof vaulting, while the painting of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the high altar was by Leopold Kupelwieser of Vienna. The figures in front of the choir represent Kings Stephen and Ladislaus. The relief on the south side of the cathedral is a likeness of the first archbishop of Kalocsa, the abbot Astrik.

Valuable examples of religious art are housed in the oratory near the choir and in the cathedral treasury. The oldest bishop's sarcophagus in the crypt dates from the early 13th century.