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The building complex of March 15 Square (Március 15. tér), the main square of the town, evolved at the intersection of the northern-southern and eastern-western channels of communication. Therefore it served as the centre of trade and administration. Its unique triangular shape was formed in 1761. That was the year when Saint Michael Church standing in front of the Dominican Church was demolished because of its very poor condition. It is this square where the most beautiful civic buildings and town houses were built at the beginning of the 18th century. The market operated here as well until 1951. The whole territory of surrounding the square, i.e. the city, has historic significance.

Some of the most prominent Baroque buildings located on the square are: Hospital and Chapel of the Hospitaller Order (Irgalmas Rend), Town Hall (városháza), Greek Orthodox Church (görög templom), Dominican Church (Fehérek temploma) and the former Dominican Monastery (domonkos rendház), the former Hotel Kúria, the National Institute for the Deaf and Mute (Siketnémák Intézete), and the Palace of the Grand Prepost (Nagypréposti Palota), which is also home to the Diocesan Museum of Vác (Egyházmegyei Múzeum).
It is worth noting the other residential buildings located on the square that enjoy protection as heritage buildings. Number 12 is a classicist style home built in the beginning of the 19th century, and at number 23 there is late Rococo-style residence built around 1780 and converted to Classicist style around 1830. Examples of Baroque architecture are homes at numbers 10, 19, 21, and 27, which were built around the middle of the 18th century. Number 15, built in Romantic style around 1870, is reminiscent of a later period and number 17 is in Eclectic style.

Vác

One of the most attractive Hungarian Baroque cities boasts a past dating back to the Bronze Age. It has been a centre of Catholic faith and a diocesan town for centuries.
The foundation of the diocese of Vác is unanimously attributed by historians to the first Hungarian king, St Stephen I. The completion of the bishop's cathedral is also associated with Géza I and, according to this monarch's wishes he was burried here. The interior decoration of the cathedral dates from the time of King St Ladislaus (László). The cathedral stands next to the bishop's palace together with the canon homes and a military barrack on what is today called King Géza Square (Géza király tér). The historic central area of Vác developed in the early 18th century when the once segregated German and Hungarian districts began to merge with one another while maintaining the original medieval town plan. Today the city is the cultural and commercial centre of the left bank of the Danube bend and the most visited tourist destination.
(Source:Vendégváró)