The city’s current main square has a uniform atmosphere but an architecturally eclectic appearance. Heading towards Veszprém Castle, on the left side of Óváros Square, you can see several 18th century Rococo buildings next to each other, including Pósa House, built by the Cistercian Order of Zirc, which was named after its former owner, the book merchant and printer Endre Pósa.
Initially, novices and monks teaching at the national school in Veszprém lived in the building. Almost 100 years later, in November 1902, the house became the property of Endre Pósa, a distinguished citizen of the city. The Pósa shop was not only busy on market days. Students were also happy to shop there as they received a notebook as a gift. It was a meeting place and “casino” for teachers and officials.
Above its gable, you can see a double coat-of-arms with the coat-of-arms of the Cistercian Order and the order’s other symbol, a crane. The crests on the frontispiece refer to the owner. The white crane is a symbol of vigilance, that of Zirc, while the other is the coat-of-arms of the Cistercian Abbey of Heinrichau in Silesia.
