St. Andrew's Basilica

The St. Andrew's Basilica is the most important church in Komarom, on Nádor Street, opposite the Danube Museum. In its present form, it was built between 1768 and 1771 in Baroque style.
The first church was built by the Jesuits between 1674 and 1677, with a two-meter iron statue of the Apostle St. Andrew on its tower (which was also the watchtower of the city). There was a cemetery around the church. In addition to the old church, which proved to be cramped for the fast-growing city, a new church was erected between 1723 and 1734, also named after St. Andrew. The material of the destroyed Archbishop's Fortress was also used for its construction. However the poorly built church collapsed 1738. The Jesuits rebuild the church, in return the city donated the adjacent plots to them. They first built their headquarters (in 1748) and then their grammar school (in 1749). The cornerstone of the new church was built in 1748. it was laid down on August 3, 1756. The church was completed. The Baroque frescoes were made by Franz Anton Maulbertsch in 1760. The church was built in 1763. on June 28, the great Komárom earthquake ruined it, but it was rebuilt between 1768-1771, with lower towers. This time the frescoes were made by Johann Lucas Kracker. In 1773 the Jesuit order was dissolved, the church (along with the grammar school and the convent) wasreceived by the Benedictines of Pannonhalma. After another earthquake in 1783, at the request of the people of Komárom, the large bell of the church was rang every day at three o'clock in the afternoon to reconcile the heavens. This tradition has survived to this day.
1848 the church (along with the convent and grammar school) burned down. It was renovated from public donations in 1860. The towers remained truncated, the slender roof still visible today was erected in 1896 by the parish priest Gusztáv Károly Majláth. The church received several grenade hits during World War II, the roof was damaged, and some of the painted windows broke out. It was renovated in the 1970s as a listed building with state support. The church is famous for its good acoustics, organ competitions are often held here.
The statue of St. Florian and the coat of arms of the city can be seen on the east wall of the church. In 2013, the facade of the church and one of its towers were renovated. hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szent_Andr%C3%A1s-bazilika_(Kom%C3%A1rom)