Subotica Travel Guide

The town museum of Subotica is located in the centre of the town housed in the Town Hall that was proclaimed cultural monument in 1967. the edifice was built and decorated from 1908 to 1912. The designers were Marcell Komor and Dezso Jakab, architects and Eden Lehners (1845-1914) disciples and followers, who was the originator of the Hungarian Art Nouveau style. Besides the two architects, other artists, craftsmen and contractors from Budapest and Subotica took part in the construction of the Town Hall, e.g. the Zsolnai works from Pecs, Sandor Nadj, an artist from Gedeleu, Miksa Rot stained-glass window master from Budapest, etc.
The Town Hall is the largest building in Subotica: 75 m tall, 105,08 m long and 55,56 m wide with the basic area of 5.838 m2 and 16.000 m2 of useful area. As for its style, it represents one of the most beautiful examples of the Art Nouveau, Hungarian subtype. Although it is based on the baroque architecture, in surface conception and functional groups of the building, as well as the use of ornaments and color varieties, it is an entirely Art Nouveau building. All that is characteristic of the Gesamstwerk are there, various crafts and artistically shaped materials like wrought iron, carved wood, ceramics, decorative stained glass are applied. In the fancy lines of the surfaces and forms, abundant stylized folklore patterns and a few dominant colors, namely white, green, red and blue are used. In conformance with the purpose it serves, there are four entrances to the building and four minor turrets to emphasize the corners. The roof is covered with Zsolnai ceramic roofing-tiles. The 76 m tall clock tower with spire dominates above the main and formal entrance. The elaborate and richly decorated portal leads to the most beautiful part of the edifice.

Today's Cathedral in Subotica was built in late baroque style from 1773 to 1779. The original, several times changed, plan was made by Franz Kaufmann from Budapest. Dimensions of Cathedral are: length - 61 meters, width - 26 meters, height of vessel - 18 meters, and height of church-tower 64 meters. Cathedral is proud with it's valuable altar pictures. All of those are the work of painter from Budapest, Josef Schoefft, except the picture of the Holy Family which was painted by painter from Munich - Kasper Schleibner and the Holy Cross which is a deed of Emmanuel Walch of Innsbruck. They have painted also the Cathedral arches. The wall decorations are work of Master Johannes Clausen from Zagreb. On 200th anniversary of the Cathedral (1972-73) the entire interior was renewed. Wall and altar pictures were renewed by academic painter Nikola Jandrijevic from Belgrade and Dusan Nonin from Novi Sad, while the wall decorations were renewed by master Lajos Kiss from Sombor. That was the chance to import the heating, and to build new, marble floor. As far back as 1797 the Cathedral got in it's facade, between the church-towers a magnificent stone statue of Sinless, which is the work of Friedrich Held. The pulpit dates from 1808. Today's church-organ was built by Angster - firm from Pecs in 1897. The ones who inherited them had renewed the organ a 100 years later. At the end of 19th century with efforts from parish priest Matija Mamuzic the Cathedral got today's coloured windows, two crossed vessels with altars, 18 statues in natural size and attached sacristies. In his time the Church lived through the greatest renewal since the time it was built. For exterior of the Cathedral most credit deserves parish priest Vojnich Dezso, who in 1912 made such an external renewal that it did not need fixing until today. The second great renewal the Cathedral experienced in the time of Bishop Matija Zvekanovic and parish priest Franjo Vujkovic (1972-1973).

Downtown location.Inexpensive drinks, lots of people,outdoor and indoor possibilities.But at summer time I suggest you the outdoor one:)
Live Dj, with excellent music.Weekends open until late, weekdays sometimes closes at 2am:(((
Friendly place,very easy to make new contacts or refresh the old ones :)
Have a good time:)