Blue Church
Ödön Lechner’s Art Nouveau church, pale blue from the glazed roof tiles to the pews, a ten-minute walk from the Main Square.
Why visit
The Church of St. Elizabeth, known to everyone as the Blue Church, is one of the last major works of the Budapest architect Ödön Lechner. It is the city’s best-known example of Hungarian Secession, the local take on Art Nouveau.
The colour carries through everything: walls, glazed roof tiles, the round tower and the interior. The grammar school next door on Grösslingová Street was designed by the same architect in the same style.
What to see
- Façade: a mosaic of St. Elizabeth above the main entrance and roses that recall her legend.
- Interior: blue, white and gold, with a large altar painting of St. Elizabeth and relics of the saint.
- Grammar school: Lechner’s neighbouring building, which completes the ensemble.
Plan your visit
It is a working parish church and the interior is open only for short periods around Mass. Outside those times you can see the church from the outside only.
Admission is free. Keep quiet inside and do not walk around during services.
The façade takes ten minutes; come in the morning for the best light. Eurovea and the Danube riverside are about ten minutes’ walk away.
Opening hours
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Monday - Saturday
6:30 - 7:30 a.m. & 5:30 - 7 p.m.
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Sunday & mandatory holidays on a workday
7:30 - 12:00 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.
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Mandatory holidays on a workday
6:30 - 10 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.
Address
Bezručova 2534/2, 811 09 Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj Slovensko
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