Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

Zsolnay Cultural Quarter Film 2015

Zsolnay 1853-2015

Made by Sicambria Ltd.
Narration: Lawrence Masella

Pécs - Zsolnay Negyed / Museum (Hungary)

Pecs Hungary (Travel Guide) - Things to Do in Pécs

The 2000-year-old city of Pecs, located in the south of Hungary, is a city of museums, art, galleries, architecture and history. Pécs is also a famous university town with many students. With a number of interesting sites such as museums, monuments, Turkish and Roman ruins, Pécs is one of the most pleasant and interesting cities to visit in Hungary. Here’s what you can see and do there!
1. Széchenyi square
2. The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly known as the Mosque of Pasha Qasim
3. The statue of Holy Trinity and János Hunyadi
4. Király Street
5. The Hungarian Art Nouveau-style Palatinus Hotel
6. The National Theatre of Pécs
7. The Barbican Barbican
8. Pécs Cathedral
9. The Bishop's Palace
10. Sopianae Early Christian Mausoleum, along with its Early Christian Mausoleum
11. The Synagogue of Pecs
12. The Bath of Pasha Memi
13. The Zsolnay Cultural Quarter
The town of Pécs offers so much, so it’s an ideal place for a city break.
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Skating at Zsolnay Quarter - Pécs

Mű(anyag)jégpálya a Zsolnay Kulturális Negyedben, Pirogránit udvarban, a Cifra kémény körül - Pécsett

Ice rink at Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

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Pécs - The City of Mediterranean Impressions

Sightseeing in Pécs, Hungary

Sights in the video:
[00:17] - Mosque of Pasha Qasim / Dzsámi
[00:34] - Szechenyi square / Széchenyi tér
[00:58] - Synagogue of Pecs / Pécsi Zsinagóga
[01:10] - Kiraly street / Király utca
[01:35] - National Theater of Pecs / Nemzeti Színház
[02:14] - Nick-udvar
[02:25] - Palatinus Grand Hotel
[03:02] - Saint Stephen square / Szent István tér
[03:11] - The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul / Szent Péter- és Szent Pál-székesegyház
[03:26] - Barbican / Barbakán
[03:29] - City wall / Városfal
[03:37] - Zsolnay Quarter / Zsolnay-negyed

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Pecs Hungary

Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county. Pécs is also the seat of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs.

The city Sopianae was founded by Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century, on an area peopled by Celts and Pannoni tribes. By the 4th century it became the capital of Valeria province and a significant early Christian center. The early Christian necropolis is from this era which became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2000.

Its episcopate was founded in 1009 by Steven I, and the first university in Hungary was founded in Pécs in 1367 by Louis I the Great. (The largest university still resides in Pécs with about 34 thousand students.) Pécs was formed into one of the cultural and arts center of the country by bishop Janus Pannonius, the great, Hungarian, humanist poet.[3] Pécs has a rich heritage from the age of a 150 year long Ottoman occupation, like the mosque of pasha Qasim the Victorious on Széchenyi square.

Pécs always was a multicultural city where many cultural layers are encrusted melting different values of the history of two thousand years. Magyars, Croatians and Swabians still live in peace together in economic and cultural polarity. Therefore it is not surprising that Pécs has been selected to be the European Capital of Culture in 2010 sharing the title together with Essen and Istanbul. The city's motto is: The Borderless City. After the reception of the title huge innovations started in the city. Renewed public places, streets, squares and city parts, new cultural centers, a concert hall, a modern library and center and a cultural quarter were designed. Most of them are still under construction.

In 1998 Pécs was given the UNESCO price Cities for peace for maintaining the cultures of the minorities, and also for its tolerant and helping attitude toward refugees of the Balkan Wars. In 2007 Pécs was third, in 2008 it was second Livable city (The LivCom Awards) in the category of cities between 75-200 thousand inhabitants. ( source wikipedia )

Zsolnay Örökségkezelő Nonprofit Kft. – Referencia film, 2013

Zsolnay Örökségkezelő Nonprofit Kft. - Referencia film

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Zsolnay Cultural Quarter Video Pecs 2010 Capital of Culture

For Porcelain Lovers

Pictures from the Zsolnay porcelain museum in Pécs, Hungary.

Pécs, Hungary 2019 The City of Culture

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When plotting their trips to Hungary, typically folks will plan on spending most, if not all, of their time in Budapest, thrusting spoons into bowls of goulash, splashing their way through thermal baths, and cavorting in antiques-filled ruin pubs. Spend just one night walking along the Danube to see all those shiny, twinkling buildings across the river and it becomes obvious why few travelers want to leave the confines of soulful Budapest. But the country is home to numerous other magical destinations, including Pécs, a charming getaway lying at the foot of the Mecsek mountains.

Located near the Croatian border, Pécs is about three hours southwest of Budapest via a comfortable train ride from either the Keleti or Kelenföld railway stations. Pécs has long prospered as a multicultural epicenter, the peaceful union of Hungarians, Croatians, Serbians, Germans, and other ethnic groups garnering it the nickname “the Borderless City.”

Although it’s Hungary’s fifth largest metropolis, it delightfully lacks an intense, overwhelming sense of bustle. Instead it’s polished and subdued, teeming with densely built-up streets of elegant Baroque structures and ancient artistic treasures that helped make it—as well as Essen and Istanbul—a 2010 European Capital of Culture. This honor spawned an impressive slate of urban developments for Pécs, from the revitalization of parks and squares to the creation of the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter. Yes, it’s a city that invites wandering on sultry, cardigan-only evenings, but it’s just as alluring in the winter— particularly when there’s an illuminated Christmas tree and festive stalls doling out cups of heartwarming mulled wine.

There is much to explore. The city’s roots stretch back more than 2,000 years, when it was first settled by the Celts. It later became part of the Roman Empire, a slice of history underscored by the fourth-century Early Christian Necropolis that is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Turks’ powerful hold on Pécs is most brilliantly revealed through the Mosque of Pasha Qasim, a green copper-domed relic from the Ottoman Empire, most likely constructed in the latter 16th century, that has since been converted into a Catholic church. Nearby is the must-gawk Pécs Cathedral. Originally built in the 11th century, several incarnations later it’s graced by a mighty collection of Romanesque sculptures.

Across from the cathedral is the petite Csontváry Museum, where up a grand staircase patrons find rooms dedicated to the poetic, large-scale works of Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka. The landscapes from this quirky Hungarian pharmacist-turned-painter from the 19th and early 20th centuries are especially rich. Beyond fine art, Pécs is synonymous with the decorative arts, specifically porcelain from the storied Zsolnay ceramics factory founded in 1853. Lustrous tiles produced here went on to dress buildings across the country, like Budapest’s Museum of Applied Arts. While the range of these ornate products are introduced to visitors at the Zsolnay Museum, it is even more interesting to while the day away in the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, a maze of promenades, greenery, and well-preserved buildings on the grounds of the original Zsolnay factory. The highlight of the complex is the Golden Age of the Zsolnay-Gyugyi Collection, where many intricate vases shimmer with textured eosin glaze. But there are also vintage puppets and politically charged exhibitions from modern-day artists like drMáriás to peruse, maybe even followed by a live jazz performance. For lunch, do settle into the lovely Zsolnay Restaurant and Café, where freshly baked potato bread whets the appetite for sweet-potato cream soup and steak salad spruced up by balsamic-Dijon mustard vinaigrette and a smattering of Grana Padano.
Elsewhere in Pécs the food is just as satisfying. Rustic Pezsgőház Étterem, for example, is set in an old wine cellar with arched brick ceilings. Grape-strewn goat cheese followed by a trio of golden pork cutlets draped over parsley-infused mashed potatoes provides pure cold-weather comfort. By contrast, the upbeat Jókai Bisztró is swish and contemporary, showing off myriad bottles of wine while serving refined platters of baked beef and bread dumplings. Afterwards, consider the animated Egylet, a craft-beer pub-meets Balkan bistro decorated with black-and-white photos and alarm clocks that showcases small-batch brews like those from made-in-Slovakia Kaltenecker.

Király Street is the perennially clogged strip, attracting both tourists and the party-loving youth who attend the University of Pécs, Hungary’s first university. Pay respects to the statue-adorned National Theatre of Pécs then pop into Cooltour Café, a cozy lair with mid-century furniture, for a nightcap of plum pálinka, Hungary’s indigenous fruit brandy.

Narcotics Anonymous Hungary

The 14 th annual convention of Narcotics Anonymous Hungary will be held in Pécs, in the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

THERMAL BATHS GYULA HUNGARY

Zsolnay Art Nouveau Mermaid Merman Vase

Zsolnay Art Nouveau vase depicting a mermaid and merman made in 1900 in Pecs Hungary

Korizás a Zsolnay Negyedben, Pécs 2013 - Skating at Zsolnay Cutural Quarter

Mű(anyag)jégpálya a Zsolnay Kulturális Negyedben, Pirogránit udvarban, a Cifra kémény körül - Pécsett

Ice rink at Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

Idegenvezetés a Zsolnay Kulturális Negyedben (2012-04-19)

Zsolnay Fényfesztivál 2016 – Aftermovie

ZSOLNAY FÉNYFESZTIVÁL

Egy új hagyomány megteremtésére, egy szemkápráztató közös élmény megvalósítására tett kísérletet idén nyáron a Zsolnay Kulturális Negyed szervező csapata, mikor útjára indította legújabb kezdeményezését, a Zsolnay Fényfesztivált.
Július első hétvégéjén egy tematikus, összművészeti fesztiválra került sor, mely a város majd 2000 éves múltjának lenyűgöző hagyatékát a fantázia világával szőtte össze, színes programjával az impozáns múlt és egy elképzelt jövő határán játékra és gondolkodásra sarkallt, értéket közvetített, szórakoztatott, és gyönyörködtetett.

Várjuk Önöket szeretettel 2017. nyarán június 30. és július 2. között újra Pécs városában!

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The organizing team of Zsolnay Cultural Quarter experimented with creating a new tradition and an eye-catching common experience by starting their newest initiative: Zsolnay Light Festival.

At the first weekend of July visitors aiming to relax were awaited by a thematic, multi-arts festival, which merged the amazing legacy of the city’s 2,000 years of history with a fantasy world; prompts for playing and thinking on the border of the impressive past and an imaginary future, conveys values, entertains and delights.

We look forward to see You again next summer, between 30 June and 2 July 2017 in the city of Pécs!