DAILY PHOTO: Széchenyi Tér in Pécs

Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs

Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs

The photo above and the photo below were taken at almost the same time (around dusk), but with some adjustments to the manual settings. (You can see the time continuity in the clouds above the hotel in the right half of the photo.) What a difference a few clicks make.IMG_2911

DAILY PHOTO: Mosque of Pasha Qasim: Color and Monochrome

Taken December 31, 2014 in Pécs

Taken December 31, 2014 in Pécs

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I’m back from Hungary with a load of photos to share. Here’s the first installment.

This building is also–and currently–known as the Downtown Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in the intervening period was known as St. Bartholomew’s Church. It’s located on Széchenyi Tér in downtown Pécs. It was built as a mosque in the latter half of the 16th century under Ottoman control, but was converted to a Roman Catholic Church when the Turks were defeated. There are several such re-purposed mosques in the area, but this one has been said to be the best example of Turkish architecture in Hungary.