The Geological Museum of Budapest or Hungarian Institute of Geology and Geophysics is the main museum of

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. It is located on the Stefánia út in the western part of Pest. The building was originally the home of the

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, which was established in 1869. The building was designed by

Ödön Lechner Ödön Lechner (born Eugen Lechner, 27 August 1845 – 10 June 1914) was a Hungarian architect, one of the prime representatives of the Hungarian Szecesszió style, which was related to Art Nouveau in the rest of Europe, including the Vienna ...

in 1896. It still houses th
Geological Institute of Hungary
Its collection consists of

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, prehistoric

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, general information on Hungarian geology and its history, and an exhibition dedicated to Ödön Lechner.

External links

Geological Museum of Hungary site
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