Vilmos Zsolnay was born in Pécs in 1828. The Zsolnay porcelain factory became world famous during his direction. The memorial was erected seven years after his death in 1907. A symmetrical pentagon shape was placed in the middle of the irregular road junction, the straight sides display one sitting figure each. Number five symbolically refers to Pécs, the town of the five churches, or its Latin name Quinque Basilicae and its German name Fünfkirchen. The five minor characters symbolize the five activities of ceramics, the craft of pottery, chemistry, painting, sculpture and architecture. The main character holds a small ceramics jug in his hand, therefore it is the task of the minor characters to refer to the extensive activities of the main character. Vilmos Zsolnay is pictured here at an elderly age wearing work clothing as he inspects the object in his hand. The features of the face of the bronze statue are extremely realistic. The base was made of ceramics, from the material that made the name Zsolnay world famous. The base is richly ornamented. The footing and the sitting benches are carved out of white limestone. The statue is the work of János Horvay, the minor figures were created by Sándor Apáti Abt, while the base was made by Frigyes Schulek.