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Street-by-Street: Around Széchenyi tér This impressive theatre was
National Theatre
built in 1893–5, in a mix of
Once the bustling medieval heart of Pécs, styles. It hosts first-class opera
comprising a marketplace, meeting point and and ballet performances.
general forum, today Széchenyi tér is a far more
serene and reflective place. Sloping gently from
north to south, the square is dominated – as is much . Király Utca
of Pécs – by the former mosque of Gazi Kasim Pasha, Traffic-free Király utca is
the largest surviving original Islamic construction in lined with shops and cafés,
making it ideal for a stroll. Its
Hungary. It is now a Catholic church and a museum. buildings boast Secessionist
(Palatinus Hotel) and Baroque
Archaeological Museum (St Pauline Church) façades.
. Gazi Kasim Mosque This large collection traces the history of
Correctly known as the Inner human settlement in Pécs from the Early
City Parish Church of Stone Age to the present day.
St Mary, this was for two
centuries the city’s
primary mosque. Its
dome stands 28 m
(92 ft) high.
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Zsolnay Museum displays
exquisite examples of Art
Nouveau tiles.

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Pécs town hall was built in 1710,
though its tall, slender tower was not
JÓK AI added until 1907.
TÉR
. János Hunyadi Key
Monument Suggested route
The largest equestrian
statue of Hunyadi in
Holy Trinity Monument Hungary, it was erected Zsolnay Fountain
The column, restored by by the local sculptor Pál This outstanding example of Secessionist design pays
György Kiss in 1908, com­ Pátzay in 1956, the homage to Vilmos Zsolnay, who founded the
memorates the victims of a 500th anniversary of Zsolnay tile factory nearby in 1853. It features
plague outbreak in 1710. Hunyadi’s death. the trademark Zsolnay blue glaze.
For hotels and restaurants see pp264–269 and pp276–285

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