This photo journal, part of the Debrecen series, features some city sights, mostly buildings, that I was able to easily identify. Many were not, I'm afraid.
I found central Debrecen very easy to navigate by using the trams & walking. The old town is encircled by a ring road which follows the perimeter of the old city wall. Our hotel was located on the north boundary of this ring road & there was a tram stop 1/3 block away. Piac utca (Market Street) is the main street & it runs north & south from the ring road,
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Looking down Piac Utca (market street),
the city's main drag, shot from Kossuth ter, the city's main...
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The Millenium Fountain is the other
significant art work in Kossuth ter. Apparently, it is Europe's largest...
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Grand Hotel Aranybika (Golden Bull)
is located in the heart of Debrecen next to the Great Church. The Art Nouveau...
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Note the Golden Bull over the entrance.
The hotel offers 205 rooms & three restaurants - the Aranybika Restaurant...
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The fountain in front of the hotel
is lit at night.
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A fountain at the south end of Piac utca
in a park near the railway station.
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Hotel Divinus, where we stayed
This fairley new 5-star wellness hotel is located north of Kossuth ter on...
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In swapped colors.
The hotel offers rooms & suites & conference rooms. The...
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Generali Building
next to the Great Church. Note the Kossuth statue on the right....
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Reformed College
This massive college building is located behind the Great Church on...
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This is the enlarged 19th century
version, not the original college which was located here & founded...
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The sign
Initially, only schoolboys were instructed at primary level. Later...
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Relief portraits of famous reformers
and prominent personalities connected to the school are displayed on...
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Library & museum can be visited
The great library has a collection of books that is historically significant...
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Protestant mentality already dominated
the school as early as the 16th century. It’s significance continued to...
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The Reformed Teacher Training College,
located across the street from the Reform College, is the country's last...
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Debrecen Plaza, north of the church
& colleges, is a small shopping center with a multiplex movie theater,...
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The former Hajdu County Hall,
which is now the Debrecen town hall, is located at the southern end of Piac...
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Csokonai Theatre (Opera House)
on Kossuth utca, has housed an opera company since 1952....
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Pretty in pink.
Inside, a painting commemorating the prominent actors of the early days of...
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The railway station
at the south end of Piac utca. We used this station to go to/from the...
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with a train in front
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Arrival/departure hall
Debrecen is served by around 20 different trains daily. They arrive from...
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Departures
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One of two large murals on the walls
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