former Parish Elementary School
former Parish Elementary School
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Unknown author / Public domain
Original function:
school
Current function:
seat of an institution
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Address:
Kostolné námestie 405, 060 01 Kežmarok
Historical Hungarian county:
Szepes
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
49.137184, 20.430071
Google map:
Useful links
muemlekem.hu
Charitas home care agency.
History
The school building was constructed in Baroque style in the 18th century behind the walls surrounding the parish church of the Holy Cross. One of its students was Petzval József (1807-1891). Petzval is considered to be one of the main founders of geometrical optics, modern photography and cinematography. Among his inventions are the Petzval portrait lens and opera glasses, both still in common use today. He is also credited with the discovery of the Laplace transform and is also known for his extensive work on aberration in optical systems.
Source: muemlekem.hu
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