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former Concert Hall (Vigadó)

Reduta
former Concert Hall (Vigadó)
Reduta
Starý Kežmarok - Reduta
Unknown author / Public domain
Original function:
dancing / concert hall
Current function:
n/a
Settlement:
Késmárk, Kežmarok
Address:
Hlavné námestie 118/3, 060 01 Kežmarok
Historical Hungarian county:
Szepes
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
49.135729, 20.429677
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History

In the Middle Ages a guard tower stood in its place, which the Thököly family turned into a mansion in the 17th century. It functioned as a printing press from 1705 to 1707. In 1818 it was reconstructed in Classicist style and became a dancing and concert hall ("vigadó" in Hungarian).

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