Lyceum and the camera obscura
Guide
Photo: Rakás · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$11MuseumAllow 1–1.5 hoursPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A grand 18th-century college opposite the Basilica, with a frescoed library and, at the top of the tower, a camera obscura that projects a live picture of the streets onto a table in a dark room.
A brief history
A bishop built it as a university the Habsburgs never allowed to open as one; the camera obscura has worked since the 1770s, when the tower was the town's observatory.
Tips
- Best time
- A bright day, for the camera obscura
- Cost
- ≈ 2,500 HUF (check)
- Allow
- 1–1.5 hours
- Hours
- Usually 10:00–17:00 Tuesday to Sunday, shorter in winter, closed Mondays (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- The old town: Dobó Square, the Basilica, the Lyceum, the minaret and baroque streets between them; most guesthouses are here or close by.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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