City Centre (Miskolc)

Many of the characteristic buildings of Miskolc can be found in the city centre, although the most famous ones, such as the castle of Diósgyőr or the Cave Bath of Lillafüred are outside of it.

Széchenyi street runs via downton Miskolc and through most of the city from east to west.

The part of the street between the Szinvapark shopping mall and City Hall Square was pedestrianized in the early 1980s, except for the Miskolc trams.

Most of the houses on both sides are from the late 19th century, built after the Great Flood, which destroyed most of the downtown.

The Elizabeth Bath, the first Kossuth statue of the country and a fountain can be found on this square too.

Its famous buildings are the newly renovated building of the forestry office, the Gyula Feledy Gallery, a statue of József Lévay, and a Greek Orthodox church built between 1785 and 1806 with the largest iconostasis of Central Europe and the largest Greek Orthodox church museum of the country.

The square is bordered by 19th and early 20th century buildings: the Baroque Minorite church and the Ferenc Földes High School from north, the Postal Palace from east, the Synagogue of Miskolc from south (though its entrance is on Kazinczy street leading towards Széchenyi street) and the building of the Berzeviczy Gergely School of Trade and Catering from west.

Népkert (literally: "People's Garden") is the largest public park in the Downtown (cca 57 000 m2).