Pecs, HU

Jakovali Hassan Mosque

The Yakovali Hasan Pasa Mosque (Hungarian: Jakovali Hasszan dzsamija, Turkish: Yakovali Hasan Pasa Camii) is a late 16th-century mosque in Pecs, southern Hungary. It was constructed when the region was part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, around the same time as the main mosque of Pecs, the Mosque of Pasha Qasim (which has since been consecrated as a cathedral). It was named after the local government official who commissioned the mosque, Yakovali Hasan Pasa (Hasan Pasa of Gjakova). It is thus one of the oldest mosques existing in Hungary today. The mosque is still active as a Muslim place of worship, and also houses a small exhibition centre for Turkish handicraft and historical artifacts documenting Hungary's Ottoman past.

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Pecs Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, also known as the "Pecs Cathedral" was completed in 1891. It was renovated in the 19th century in a way that the original medieval cathedral is still distinguishable. The church also contains a 6000 pipe organ from the local organ factory of Pecs. Additionally, the church lies atop an enormous 12th century, the five-nave crypt that was found to house the remains of Janus Pannonius, a famous humanist, poet, and former bishop of Pecs.

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Great Synagogue in Pécs

The synagogue is located in a large piazza, on the periphery of the historic urban core. Designed by Frigyes Feszl, Károly Gerster and Lipót Kauser, it was erected in 1869 for the newly established Neolog community. It is one of the large synagogues that combine Neo-Moorish and Neo-Romanesque features in their design. The synagogue was restored in the 1990s and serves the Jewish community of Pécs.

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