Early Christian Mausoleum
Early Christian Mausoleum
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Sopianae, predecessor of Pécs in the Roman times had its late Roman Paleochristian cemetery included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in the year 2000. In their architecture and wall-paintings the excavated finds present the Early Christian burial architecture and art of the Northern and Western provinces of the Roman Empire. From among the Hungarian world heritage sites the Early Christian cemetery is the only one that has won itself a place on the UNESCO world heritage list in the category of culture-historical architecture.
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CaseyBe
London, UK176 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
Well designed site to see the three Christian burial places. The tombs are well protected in controlled atmosphere boxes but you can see in to look at the wall paintings through glass panels from different angles for each tomb. Plenty of explanation of the excavation.
Written July 14, 2023
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GoofyDad43
Sumter, SC9 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
Fascinating place to see impact of early Roman Christians as well as Roman architecture and construction practices. The facility is outstanding with movies in Hungarian and English with a very helpful staff. Given its proximity to the Pecs Cathedral, highly recommend a walkthrough prior to seeing the cathedral. Watching the film and observing the mausoleum only took 15 minutes. If you go, highly recommend buying the combination ticket to see the Sopianae right up the hill. The information gleaned from some of the bone analyses was fascinating to see the contrast in living conditions.
Written February 19, 2024
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Mutiny
Sydney, Australia2,673 contributions
I read about these tombs before we arrived and that they have a UNESCO World Heritage listing, but was still pleasantly surprised by the experience. It is clear that they have invested heavily in the tourist infrastructure to allow you to see the amazing archeological findings. Given that the tombs and sepulchre are from the the 4th Century, the condition is marvellous and the frescoes that remain are superb.
Written July 20, 2009
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Ronny
Kristiansand, Norway68 contributions
May 2014
Interesting story. Nice place close to center of town. Close to other sights. Easy access. Could be more guided in english.
Written January 7, 2015
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nickwspoon
Ribchester, UK5 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
Excellent Museum and despite misreading the opening times online before our trip, it was worth the wait until the next day. Only downside was the attitude of the local traffic police, who view this museum as bait to catch foreign drivers - our sons were tired and stayed in the motorhome whilst we went in - we parked in a line of local cars on the road outside with no apparent parking restriction - it was later explained this is a well known trap - They ticketed about dozen unsuspecting local cars - But ours got special treatment with them all posing in front of it to have their photo taken - My eldest son had to shout a warning when one policeman then pushed his camera though an open window to take photos inside the van - Spoiled an otherwise great day, though the parking ticket was only about £10.
Written December 1, 2014
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Monica G
Miami, FL61 contributions
Jul 2011
Very interesting and with a lot of information, both for adults and children.
Written September 28, 2011
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Hackmole
Havelock North, New Zealand53 contributions
Tombs are awesome. Very interesting information provided about early Christian history in the area. Really enjoyed it.
Written June 17, 2011
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yaykitty
Shreveport, LA121 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
These burial sites are now under the city streets. You can see all sorts of Roman/Christian art on the walls of the old tombs. In some places, you can look up through a glass in the sidewalk and see people passing above. Very interesting.
Written May 29, 2019
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Fane Babanul
Rishon Lezion, Israel1,967 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
This place, close to the cathedral includes well preserved tombs from the late Roman period.
The whole setting is modern, with explaining texts. At each position, you can download and listen to detailed informative audio material on the exponates.
Several painted tombs are visible also from the above as you meander through the multi-storied covered structure.
Excellent, not to be missed.
The whole setting is modern, with explaining texts. At each position, you can download and listen to detailed informative audio material on the exponates.
Several painted tombs are visible also from the above as you meander through the multi-storied covered structure.
Excellent, not to be missed.
Written April 5, 2018
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Peter J
Victoria, Canada105 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
Perhaps not as famous or extensive as the catacombs in Rome, but if you are in Pecs you definitely need to see this archeological treasure. Where else will you see 3rd century Roman early Christian tombs? And incredibly well preserved, including the original painted frescos.
Signage is excellent with full descriptions in English, German and Hungarian. Takes between 30 minutes and an hour, depending on your interest level. Little kids might be a bit bored, though no more so than at any typical museum.
Those with mobility issues should note that there are plenty of stairs up and down so you can see the tombs from both above and at "ground level". I'm not sure if there are lifts for wheelchairs.
Signage is excellent with full descriptions in English, German and Hungarian. Takes between 30 minutes and an hour, depending on your interest level. Little kids might be a bit bored, though no more so than at any typical museum.
Those with mobility issues should note that there are plenty of stairs up and down so you can see the tombs from both above and at "ground level". I'm not sure if there are lifts for wheelchairs.
Written September 5, 2017
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