The second most populous city in the country got its name "Calvinist Rome" because of the central role it played in the Hungarian Reformation in the 16th century. It has been a town of students since the Middle Ages and it was one of the "capitals" of the Revolution and Independence War in 1848-49. The symbol of the city, Great Calvinist Church, with 3000 seats, is the largest Calvinist church in the country. It was built in classical style and its interior decoration is in the severe puritan style. Its treasured relic is the armchair of Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894) who on 14th April 1849 proclaimed the dethronement of the Habsburg House here.