Cathedral of our lady in Szeged – one of the largest Catholic churches in Hungary (the third largest) is the main attraction of the city.

The construction of the Cathedral is connected with the flood of 1879, when withdrawn from the shores of the Tisza flooded the entire city and almost completely destroyed it. When the water is gone, the city Council made a promise: if we manage to rebuild the city again, to erect a magnificent Church for the glory of the virgin Mary. The author of the project of the new Church became famous Hungarian architect Prides Sulek. Construction was started in 1913, but the First World war and the economic crisis intervened in the construction – it was delayed for 10 years. A promise to keep and open the temple was only half a century after the floods – October 24, 1930, the Cathedral was consecrated.

Cruciform Church in neo-Romanesque style distinguishes building material is red brick, watch the biggest in Hungary, the dial — 4, 3-meter and third in Hungary's largest organ with 9 thousand pipes. Another notable item is a large rose on the main facade of the Cathedral. The Cathedral is decorated with 57 towers and two 91-metre-high bell towers. In the temple 7 bells, one of which weighs about 8.5 tons (the second largest in Hungary). Inside the temple can accommodate 5,000 worshippers.

The interior of the Cathedral is designed in modern style. Of particular interest is the mosaic on which the Holy virgin Mary appears in Hungarian national costume and Szeged shoes.

Cathedral square, surrounded on three sides by University buildings, is often the venue for concerts and theatrical productions.