The Dohány Street Synagogue (Hungarian: Dohány utcai zsinagóga / nagy zsinagóga; Hebrew: בית הכנסת הגדול של בודפשט, Bet ha-Knesset ha-Gadol shel Budapesht), also known as the Great Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue, is a historical building in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, seating 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.
The synagogue was built between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish Revival style, with the decoration based chiefly on Islamic models from North Africa and medieval Spain (the Alhambra). The synagogue's Viennese architect, Ludwig Förster, believed that no distinctively Jewish architecture could be identified, and thus chose "architectural forms that have been used by oriental ethnic groups that are related to the Israelite people, and in particular the Arabs". The interior design is partly by Frigyes Feszl.
Buday Áron | Dec 9, 2017
An out-of-place statue of the famous "Jew-saver" who in reality was nothing but a human trafficker and a spy.
tita pb | Jan 29, 2018
Nice place but expensive
Thomas Granhäll | Nov 27, 2017
En sorts staty. Ett minne. En tankeställare. Mer är det inte. Raoul Wallenberg - Vad hände egentligen efter den dagen du försvann?
András Ágói | Oct 7, 2017
Elgondolkodtató, de túl "művészi" Lehetne talán egyszerűbben, számomra könnyebb érthető módon megfogalmazni a gondolatot.
peledyy | Dec 8, 2016
חובה למי שמבקר בבית הכנסת הגדול. פסל עץ יפהפה ממתכת. בכל ענף עלים עם דמות הנספים בשואה
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