Capital of Culture full of excavation pits

The news portal Hírszerző comments on the southern Hungarian city of Pécs' preparations for the year 2010, when it will be European Capital of Culture. "Contrary to the widespread belief in Hungary according to which there will be oxen and suckling pig-roasting and carousels on Pécs' main square, the European Capital of Culture is about something else entirely: about presenting ourselves, by which I mean the entire country, as a culture to Europe. But if we take a look at Pécs there's good reason to panic. ... One thing we already know for sure is that Pécs won't be offering a host of new buildings to delight in, but with a bit of luck there may be a few excavation pits. An enriching addition to the cultural programme could be a tour of the pits promoted under the slogan 'This is how the Hungarians build'. ... Pécs city fathers have already changed their tactics: It won't be its buildings that mark Pécs as the Capital of Culture but its cultural programmes."

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