Tihany is a village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula. (Hungary, Veszprém county) The whole peninsula is a historical district. The center of the district is the Benedictine Abbey, which was founded in 1055 by András (Andrew) I, who is buried in the crypt. The church itself was rebuilt in baroque style in 1754. The still functioning abbey is a popular tourist attraction due to the historical and artistic significance. It also has the best view of Lake Balaton. Hungary is subdivided administratively into 40 regions. ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre ( U.S. spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Lake Balaton - Landsat satellite photo Lake Balaton (Hungarian Balaton; German Plattensee; Slovak Blatenské jazero, meaning approximately muddy lake, probable origin of the name), located in Hungary, is the largest lake of Central Europe with a surface area of 592 km². ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is a city in western Hungary. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, whether belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, or to one of the Anglican or Protestant churches. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce...
External links
The abbey's home page (http://tihany.osb.hu/html/ablak.html) (Hungarian, German, English)
On the eastern chasm of the Tihany Peninsula rich in special natural and architectural values the symbol of the land, the two-steepled abbey of the Saint Benedectine Order, centuries old, towers into the sky, indicating the direction to the stranger from afar.
The wood carvings of outstanding beauty in the church, the monastic stalls and the banisters ornamented with angels of the high altar, the 4 side-altars and probably the most beautiful carved Baroque pulpit of Hungary were made by Sebestyen Stuhlhof, an artist with unrivalled talent.
Tihany is the symbol of the unique harmony of man, nature and history.
Visible from afar is Tihany's symbol and landmark, the towers on the front of the Baroque abbey which was built by Abbot Ágoston Lécs between 1740 and 1745 on the foundations of the original church dedicated in 1060.
The patron of the abbey, King Andrew I, lies interred in the central aisle beneath a marble slab adorned with an abbot's cross.
In the cellar of this former Benedictine abbey is a lapidarium containing Roman, Early Christian and medieval memorials in stone, and on the upper floors is the Tihany local history museum.
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