Győr is one of the most important cities and industrial centers of Hungary. The main part of its development dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries and these are mainly monumental tenements, palaces and churches.
In the place where today Győr is located lived in antiquity Celtic tribes then supplanted by the Romans. An early medieval stronghold, which in the time of Stefan the Great became the seat of the bishopric, was erected on their ruins. Due to its strategic location, it was an important commercial center, but also a competition area between Austria and Hungary.
Today's appearance of Győr is the result of not only repeated reconstruction, but also damage as a result of air raids from World War II. In many places, the baroque-neoclassical buildings are supplemented with contemporary, concrete seals that do not match the whole.
The most important monuments of the city are the monumental late baroque cathedral and the neo-baroque town hall building. From the previous buildings, the 16th century Bishop's Palace and the tenement house under the Iron Pniak have been preserved. The city center is decorated with two monuments, the Ark of the Covenant and the Column of the Virgin Mary erected in memory of the defeat of the Turks.
