Interior of Carmelite Church, Gyor, Hungary
As we toured on foot through the old town of Gyor, we came across many old buildings and churches all well maintained and we observed parallelly many new constructions taking place too. The first on the graveled path for walking tour was Carmelite Church. It is also known by the name – Győri Kármelhegyi Boldogasszony Templom.
The Carmelite Church of Gyor, not very elaborately beautiful, yet dominated the city’s skyline. Its blazing mustard yellow baroque Italian exterior is very eye catching. With flawless appearance, this church is the pride of Gyor. The church was built between 1713 and 1725 by architect Márton Witwer.
The Carmelites settled down in Gyor in 1697. Their church was built by the plans of lay brother Athanasius Wittwer, between 1721 and 1725. (Lay brother is a person who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained or obliged to take part in the full cycle of liturgy and is employed in ancillary or manual work.)
The monastery was completed in 1732. Main facade of the building resembles Italian architecture. Behind this is a domed nave of elliptical shape and a square sanctuary.
Here are some views of interiors; I hope you will like the virtual tour. Thankfully there weren’t many tourists and we could go around at our pace. You need max of 30 minutes to tour this church. Mario Altomonte painted the main altarpiece.
Interior of Carmelite Church, Gyor, Hungary
Main altarpiece by Mario Altomonte Interior of Carmelite Church, Gyor, Hungary
The dome is painted with various biblical stories.
The church organ…
The statue of Virgin Mary with stained glass window.
No tickets are required to enter Carmelite Church and they allowed photography too. Located right next to River Raba.
Carmelite Church Gyor Tourism Information
Address: Győr, Aradi vértanúk útja 2, 9021 Hungary
Google Coordinates: 47.68750394800337, 17.631267484657297
Tickets: No tickets required.
Timings: Closed on Mondays.
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays the church is open from 7.30 AM to 11 AM and 4 PM to 5.30 PM.
On Thursdays the church is open only in mornings from 7.30 AM to 11 AM.
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So fascinating, very nice pictures!
awesome place..wonderful snaps Ind!
Magnificent interiors, richly embellished.Amazing dome paintings and awesome church organ ! Thanks for sharing.
What an awesome church!
Beautiful photos, fantastic church.
What a fantastic place, I love the stained glass window in the bottom picture the best, and wish I could see it in real life.
interesting architecture!!
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Interiors are beautifully designed.
The sheer quantity of the art and the magnitude blow me away. You have some great photos here!
thank heavens for those who preserved these old churches so they can be enjoyed by the next generations.
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings from Roberto
So amazing how these works of art are being well preserved for people to see and you sharing this with us.
Your blog is the most traveled – around the world.
the shot of the ceiling is so good!
Cheers,
My Third Eye
That's a very beautiful church. I enjoyed the details of the art and architecture.
What a beautiful and ornate interior. I am delighted to be joining in the Our World meme this week. I hope to do so on a more regular basis as for the first time it is from the separate photography blog that I have recently set up.
Wonderful pictures with a perfect interior light allows us to enjoy the rich detail.
These pictures are indeed exquisitely beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
This is so beautiful what you share, Indrani!
Thank you…
Greetings from Holland,
Anna :-))
Indrani, it is a beautiful church. The paintings and the stained glass are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos.
Lovely photos of a wonderful church.
Just beautiful! Love the ornate dome and the stained glass window.
What an exquisite interior.
Lovely…..
So beautiful.
Sydney – City and Suburbs
exquisite!
beautiful .. I recently visited a palace in india mysore and it had such beautiful walls and roofs ..
Thanks for sharing these are awesome
Bikram's
Fabulously beautiful, Indrani!
What a gorgeous, awesome place! And your captures are breathtaking as always, Indrani! Hope you have a lovely evening!
Sylvia