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In the centre of the square is the building of the former wing altars built in the period between 1460 and 1520, the
town hall from the 16th century. The interior of the town side altar of the Nativity of the Lord, attributed to the circle
hall contains the most valuable exhibits of the Šarišské of artists around the Krakow workshop of W. Stwosz is
múzeum (Museum of Šariš). More expositions of this considered the most valuable.
museum are exhibited in the Gothic burgher house Gant- The top of the new-Gothic church tower
zughof with the Renaissance arcade, which stands in the offers a unique view of the town. The
south-western corner of the square. Franciscan monastery with the church
The most important monument in the square is was built in the Gothic style in the in
the parish Church of St Egidius standing in mid-17th century. The monastery
its northern part. Its construction started stands near the town walls, the best
at the beginning of the 15th century. preserved medieval fortification
It was conceived as a majestic system in Slovakia. Apart from the
Gothic basilica with three naves. stone walls, two gates and four bas-
In the set of eleven late-Gothic tions survive here.
