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Tucked away in a small courtyard adjoining the main street of the
Castle
area in
Veszprém is a
Tegularium
, a brick museum. Housed in a dry cellar deep underground, the museum contains over 4000 bricks
from various parts of Europe and stories about the people that created them.
A bygone trade of manual labour that seems to have been lost to the modern day world
of mass production, lives on in this little stone haven.
The art of brick making
was first introduced to most of Europe by the Romans who
had a passion for stone structures and floor tile heating systems called
Hypocaust. Through
out history bricks have been stamped with dates and designs during the production phase
and the museum has a large collection of
brick
moulds
that were used by various Hungarian towns and
villages.
The name of the museum 'Tegularium' seems to be based on the Hungarian word
'Tégla'
(meaning brick) which originates from the Latin word
'tegula'
(meaning roof tile). In the late 18th century, Hungary was world famous for its
production of colourful ceramic roof tiles from the
Zsolnay factory
which can be seen adorning many
buildings in Budapest today.
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Veszprém : Tegularium
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