Eger’s sumptuous main plaza is named for István Dobó, the captain who led the defence of the city against the Ottomans in 1552.
There’s an homage to Dobó and this battle in the form of a dramatic bronze sculpture cast by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl in 1968. Another imposing work, by Alajos Stróbl from 1907, shows István Dobó with his sword aloft.
The outstanding monument on the square is the Minorite Church, built according to a design by the Bohemian architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.
