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Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

Pécs, Hungary

About Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

The legacy of Hungary's greatest ceramics dynasty — the former Zsolnay porcelain factory (1853) converted into a cultural campus with five museums covering Zsolnay's pyrogranite tiles, the Art Nouveau movement, and 150 years of Hungarian design. Zsolnay tiles cover the roofs of the Hungarian Parliament, Matthias Church, and dozens of major buildings.

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📍Zsolnay Vilmos út 37, Pécs

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✓ Comfortable to visit on your own.
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