The Herpályi Csonkatorony is the remains of the Romanesque-style monastery of the former Herpály settlement in the 12th century. The Herpályi Csonkatorony is the oldest building in the county of Hajdú-Bihar, which can be seen on the border of Berettyóújfalu. The Herpáy Csonkatorony is the former settlement called Herpály in the 12th century. It is the remains of a monastery built in the Romanesque style in the 19th century, only a small fragment of the original. The pair of the Herpályi Csonkatorony was still standing in the middle of the 19th century, but it was demolished and the ditch surrounding the ruin was also filled in. During the Second World War, the Herpályi Csonkatorony was seriously damaged, but it was later restored and a planned archaeological excavation was carried out in the 1970s. As a result, the floor plan of a three-nave, representative, western tower pair, large-scale monastery church emerged.
26 фев 2024
