Saint Bartholomew Church, Gyöngyös, Hungary

Saint Bartholomew Church (Hungarian: Szent Bertalan Nagytemplom) is in the center of Gyöngyös (northern Hungary) and was built in the 14th century.

[1] The territory of today's Gyöngyös was inhabited around the Hungarian Conquest (around 895 AD) and since then, the downtown area has always been the center with its religious, municipal and market facilities.

[3] Triforia were added halving the height of the side aisles, thus increasing the capacity of the church to 5,000 people.

[2] The town, not having a pipe system, had been on flames for more than two days by the time water could be transported from the nearby village of Vámosgyörk.

[3] The inner decoration and the fresques were made by the best of the age, such as Tardos Krenner Viktor and Dudits Andor, whose paintings can also be found in the building of the Parliament.