Dóm tér (literally: ''Cathedral Square'') is a large

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Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

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. It is one of the largest squares in Hungary (about 12,000 m²). The name Dóm tér derived from

Votive Church of Szeged The Votive Church and Cathedral of Our Lady of Hungary ( or ''Fogadalmi templom'') is a twin-spired church in Szeged. It lies on Dóm square beside the Dömötör tower. Construction began in 1913, but due to the outbreak of the First World War, i ...

(), which lies on the square. It was built from 1929 to 1932 with the surrounding

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buildings. The square is also home to the medieval Dömötör Tower.

Sources

*Déry Attila, Merényi Ferenc: Magyar építészet, Budapest, Urbino, 2000. Dóm tér p. 190 Squares in Hungary Tourist attractions in Szeged Buildings and structures in Szeged {{Hungary-stub