Geological Museum (Budapest)
- Geological Museum (Budapest)
The Geological Museum of Budapest is the main museum on geology in Hungary. It is located at the Stefánia utca in the western part of Pest.
The building was originally the home of the Hungarian Geological Society, which was established in 1869. The building was designed by Ödön Lechner in 1896. It still houses the [http://www.mafi.hu/mafi/en/node/2 Geological Institute of Hungary] .
Its collection consists of minerals, prehistoric footprints, general info on Hungarian geology and its history, and an exhibition dedicated to the building's architect, Ödön Lechner.
[http://www.mafi.hu/mafi/en/node/2146 Geological Museum of Hungary site]
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