Csenger is a sleepy town on the Romanian border with Hungary. It was a 10-hour round trip by car for us, but I had been wanting for a long time to see a Greek Catholic church there designed by the late Hungarian organic architect Imre Makovecz. Much to my surprise, there were five Makovecz creations (and then some) in this small town. Apparently some mayor had commissioned Makovecz to design a series of buildings to revitalize the town, which had lost its prominence when the former county seat ended up being part of Romania. There were other tourists in town as well photographing his work, so I would say the mayor had a good deal of foresight. We found other charming buildings here as well, and some delightful people who pointed out (and even took us to) his buildings.

To see more of Imre Makovecz's spectacular organic designs, go to https://pbase.com/helenpb/makovecz