Kassai kastélyok és paloták

Palaces and Monuments

Košice’s historic center is defined by its concentration of aristocratic residences and commemorative landmarks, primarily situated along the central Hlavná Street. This collection features Baroque, Rococo-Classical, and Neo-Baroque architecture, including the Archbishop's Palace and the 18th-century Plague Column. It also highlights memorials dedicated to influential figures such as Sándor Márai and Mikhail Kutuzov, alongside structural remains of the city's imperial administration, like the Spiš Chamber Palace and various noble family estates.

Palaces and Monuments — Térkép

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Plague Column, Košice

The Plague Column or Immaculata is a Baroque plague column in Košice, Slovakia.The column is situated in a small park and commemorates the…

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Archbishop's Palace

The Archbishop's Palace of Košice, Slovakia, is a rococo-classical building, formerly the home of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I.

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Andrášiho palác

A Neo-Baroque building constructed in 1899 on the corner of Hlavná and Biela streets. It originally featured a prestigious café on the ground floor and served as a prominent social hub for the city's elite.

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Mikhail Kutuzov

Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire.

Marian Gladis / Public domain

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Marai's Sculpture

A bronze statue commemorating the world-renowned writer and Košice native, Sándor Márai. The sculpture depicts the author sitting in a chair, with an empty chair placed opposite for visitors.

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Pongrácovsko-forgáčovský palác

An Empire-style palace built in the early 19th century on Hlavná Street. Once a noble residence, the building now houses the State Scientific Library.

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Čákiho-Dezőfiho palác

A Classicist palace built in 1807 on the corner of Hlavná and Poštová streets. It formerly served as the seat of regional administration and currently houses a bookstore.

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Palác Spišskej komory

This historic building on Hlavná Street served as the administrative seat for the Spiš Chamber, which managed finances and mining operations in Upper Hungary.

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Hadik-Barkóciho palác

A Baroque noble residence located near the State Theater. It is historically significant as the first site of the city's public library and a center for 18th-century social life.

Patrik Kunec / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Karol Kuzmány

Karol Kuzmány was a prominent Slovak Lutheran pastor, writer, and theologian in the Kingdom of Hungary, with a focus on philosophy and…

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Laco Novomeský

Laco Novomeský was a Slovak poet, writer, publicist and communist politician.

Frantisek Porazik / CC-BY-SA

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Pamätník neznámeho protifašistického bojovníka

A memorial located on Liberation Square dedicated to the soldiers and partisans who died during the liberation of Košice in 1945.