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Statue of Gábor Baross

Gábor Baross, who served as a member of parliament in Győr for four terms, was an exemplary and innovative leader of the city. Győr owes several infrastructure facilities to him, including the railway and the Baross bridge, as well as the city’s telephone service. The statue is the work of sculptor Tibor Rieger, which was […]

Greek catholic church

In 1727, rich merchants established the Serbian Orthodox church by rebuilding the church that had been standing since Turkish times. The special value of the church interior is the iconostasis with a copf-styled frame and the row of benches, also in copf-style. The garden of the simple, proportionate, baroque-style building is surrounded by a wall […]

Reformed Church

With its 776 seats, the Reformed Church on Kossuth Street became the true center of the Győr Calvinists after opening its doors in 1906. The building was designed by the Győr-born architect Csányi Károly, a university professor, and Győző Czigler. The construction was supervised by master builder Lajos Káldy. The church bears the characteristics of […]

Old Lutheran Church

Due to Joseph the Second’s Edict of Tolerance the Lutheran residents of Győr asked for the permit to build two churches at the same time. The state authorized for the building of one common church, and the building process started in April, 1784. The consecration of the church took place on 27th November, 1785. The ‘Old […]

Abrakadabra speciality coffee

IRKA- Irodalmi Kávézó

Édenkapu kávézó és fagyizó

Synagogue

The Neolog Synagogue was built between 1868 and 1870, becoming one of Győr’s representative buildings. For a long time, it served as a model for the construction of synagogues in other cities, as a worthy prototype of synagogues that fit well into urban environments and have a large capacity for congregation. Today, it operates as […]