page_title: Pécs
section_title: Main sights
hierarchical_section_title: Pécs / Main sights
context_page_description: 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 economic centre of Baranya County. Pécs is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs.
  The city Sopianae was founded by Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century, in 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 from that era became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2000.
  Its episcopate was founded in 1009 by Stephen I, and the first university in Hungary was founded in Pécs in 1367 by Louis I the Great. Pécs was formed into one of the cultural and arts center of the country by bishop Janus Pannonius, great humanist poet.
  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, the Tomb of İdris Baba, and the Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque.
context_section_description: A good example of the city's history and interesting past can be seen in the main square, where the Gazi Kasim Mosque still stands, and, although consecrated as a church following the retreat of the Ottoman Turks centuries ago, the crescent moon and cross of Islam are still visible on the cupola. Indeed, Pécs is the richest town in Hungary in terms of Turkish architecture, with the ruins of Memi Pasa's Baths and the mausoleum of miracle worker Idris Baba, just two other notable remains. The Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque, dating from the mid-1500s, still functions as an active mosque today. It is open to the public except during Friday services from 2.30 to 3.30 pm.
  Necropolis of Sopianae (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
  Cella Septichora (4th century)
  The Cathedral (11th century, renovated in the 19th century).
  Hungarian Bishop's Palace (12th century)
  University of Pécs (1367), building of the Faculty of Humanities in Ifjúság street. It includes a Botanical Garden.
  Klimo Library (1774). The first public library in Hungary, which was founded by bishop George Klimo.
  Barbakán "Tower" (15th century)
  Ruins in Tettye (1505–1521)
  Széchenyi square (main square)
  The mosque of pasha Qasim (1543–1546). Originally gothic Church: St. Bertalan Cathedral from the 13th century
  Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque (16th century)
  Downtown (Houses from the Middle Ages. Baroque, Classicism, Rococo, Art Nouveau Houses)
  Nádor Hotel (1846) in Széchenyi Square
  County House in Széchenyi Square
  City Hall in Széchenyi Square
  Synagogue (1869)
  Building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1884)
  National Theatre of Pécs (Nemzeti Színház), inaugurated in 1895.
  Eosin glaze of Zsolnay fountain
  Posta (Post) Palace
  Hungaricum House
  Janus Pannonius Museum
  Renaissance Museum
  Csontváry Museum
  Zsolnay Museum
  Victor Vasarely Museum
  Amerigo Tot Museum
  Ethnographic Museum in Pécs
  Natural History Museum in Pécs
  Szerecsen Chemist's Museum
  Gallery of Pécs
  Museum Street
  Zsolnay Mausoleum
  Bóbita (punch and judy show)
  Janus (Pannonius) Theatre
  Croatian Theatre in Pécs
  Third Theatre
  Zoological Garden in Pécs
  Love padlocks
  Magasház (formerly – was deconstructed in 2016)
  TV-Tower in Mecsek Mountain (1960)
caption: Lyceum Church in Király Street
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