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Main Gate of the St George Church
edinka Says: The most adorned part of the church is the ornamented main gate built seven layers deep into the facade, situated under the pediment between the twin towers. Above the gate, the statues of Christ and the 12 Apostles decorate the niches.
edinka Says: St. James’s Chapel was built in the Romanesque era around 1260 and gained its present appearance after renovations took place in the 18th century. Besides the Romanesque twin-windows of the double chapel with a four-foiled floor plan, three Baroque altars are worth studying....
Wall painting in the Church of Jak
edinka Says: Only some parts of the original wall painting remained showing the fight of Saint George with tyhe Dragon
Wooden Madonna in the Church of Jak
edinka Says: The Madonna statue from 1480 is carved out of a tree-trunk.
edinka Says: The most splendid church of the Romanesque period in Hungary, once a monumental Benedictine abbey and today called the Saint George Parish Church, was built between 1214 and 1256 (its small-scale replica can be seen in Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest). Its stunning gate is...
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The Madonna statue from 1480 is carved out of a tree-trunk.
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Hungary's most beautiful Romanesque church can be found in Ják. The monumental former Benedictine Abbey church was built between 1214 and 1256. Its delightful gateway is decorated by numerous statues....
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