Great Synagogue & Cemetery Tour | Dohány St. Budapest
The History Behind Hungary’s Great Synagogue
Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, easily accommodating 3,000 worshippers. Beyond being a monumental architectural gem known for its distinctive Moorish Revival design, the place of worship also offers a lesson in survival. Built in the 1850s, the Dohány Street Synagogue endured Nazi occupation and heavy damage inflicted by bombings during World War II. Today, it’s a place of beauty and solace, where hope and resilience are felt.
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Budapest, Hungary: Great Synagogue
More info on travel to Hungary: The huge and gorgeously restored Great Synagogue (also called Dohány Street Synagogue) is the biggest in Europe. Tour the ornately Moorish-flavored interior and explore the attached museum. Outside, don't miss the powerful Memorial Garden with its shimmering sculpture Tree of Life.
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Tour of the Dohány Street Synagogue (Dohány utcai zsinagóga) Budapest, Hungary
The synagogue on Dohány Street in Pest is not only the most impressive one in the country, but it's the largest synagogue of Europe, the second largest one in the world. (The largest Jewish house of worship in the world is the Temple Emanu-El in New York).
The walks in the Jewish Quarter of Budapest all have their departure point at the Dohany Synagogue.
This recently restored, magnificent, twin-towered building celebrates 150 years of existence soon.
Let it take your breath away with its beautiful interior, see why it is among the top ten sights of Budapest.
The second largest synagogue in the world located in downtown Budapest had to be constructed on an asymmetric lot. In a way it is hidden from our eyes if we arrive to the VIIth district from Múzeum körút (where the National Museum is), however the talent of its designers is shown by the impressiveness of the building even if facing a square and not the boulevard.
Frigyes Feszl and Ludwig Förster created their masterpiece in the middle of a metropolis using the Oriental-Byzantine (Moorish) style influenced by Moslem architecture.
The consecration of the synagogue was a major event on September 6, 1859 and It can hold 3000 seated and approximately 2000 standing people.
Major events took and take place here, like the celebrations part of the 1000th anniversary of the Hungarian Conquest in May 1896, memorial services for important Hungarian personalities in the XIXth century, liturgical, organ or Klezmer concerts nowadays.
The Dohany Synagogue remained the most important religious centre of the Neolog Jews in Hungary to this day.
This video includes:
- Tour of the Main Hall
- The Gardens/Cemetery
- The Holocaust Memorial Garden
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Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.
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Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest
The Dohány Street Synagogue, 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 and the second largest in the world. It seats 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 Dohány Street Synagogue complex consists of the Great Synagogue, the Heroes' Temple, the graveyard, the Memorial and the Jewish Museum, which was built on the site on which Theodor Herzl's house of birth stood. Dohány Street itself, a leafy street in the city center, carries strong Holocaust connotations as it constituted the border of the Budapest Ghetto.
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*The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe and second largest in the world, seating 3000 people.
It was built between 1854 and 1859 and recently undergone a three-year reconstruction, funded largely by the world famous Estée Lauder, who had Hungarian and Jewish ancestors.
The Dohány Street Synagogue complex consists of the Great Synagogue, the Heroes' Temple, the graveyard, the Memorial and the Jewish Museum, which was built on the site on which Theodor Herzl's house of birth stood. Dohány Street itself, carries strong Holocaust connotations as it constituted the border of the Budapest Ghetto during WWII and even today still remains the center of the Jewish community in Hungary.
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Dohány Street synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe with 3,000 seats. Also know as the Great Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue it is the second largest synagogue in the world. Your ticket price includes a guided tour in various languages of the synagogue, memorial gardens, and the Jewish Museum.
The synagogue also contains a very moving memorial grounds and sculpture dedicated to the victims of the Budapest ghetto area for the Jews during the Holocaust.
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The Largest in Europe and 5th Largest in the world, Built between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish Revival Style. The Jewish museum also on the site was built on the land where the house of The father of the State of Israel Theodore Herzl was born.
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Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest , Hungary
Views of Europe's largest Synagogue at Dohány Street in Budapest and of world's largest.It seats 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.
DOHANY STREET SYNAGOGUE, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
The Dohány Street Synagogue 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.
The Dohány Street Synagogue complex consists of the Great Synagogue, the Heroes' Temple, the graveyard, the Memorial and the Jewish Museum, which was built on the site on which Theodor Herzl's house of birth stood. Dohány Street itself, a leafy street in the city center, carries strong Holocaust connotations as it constituted the border of the Budapest Ghetto.
History
Built in a residential area between 1854-1859 by the Jewish community of Pest according to the plans of Ludwig Förster, the monumental synagogue has a capacity of 2,964 seats (1,492 for men and 1,472 in the women's galleries), making it the largest in Europe and one of the largest working synagogues in the world (after the Beit Midrash of Ger in Jerusalem, the Belz Great Synagogue and Temple Emanu-el in New York City). The consecration of the synagogue took place on 6 September 1859.
The synagogue was bombed by the Hungarian pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party on 3 February 1939. Used as a base for German Radio and also as a stable during World War II, the building suffered some severe damage from aerial raids during the Nazi Occupation but especially during the Siege of Budapest. During the Communist era, the damaged structure became again a prayer house for the much-diminished Jewish community. Its restoration and renovation started in 1991, financed by the state and by private donations, and was completed in 1998
Budapest, Hungary -- Dohany Street Synagogue
Budapest, Hungary - The Great Synagogue
In the Jewish Quarter of Budapest stands a striking building - the Dohany Street Synagogue, or Great Synagogue. It is the third largest in the world after Jerusalem and New York. Not only is it incredibly beautiful, it is built in the Moorish style, very unusual for synagogues. Christopher Skutela reveals the history of this neighborhood, and the complicated relationship between the Hungarians and the Nazis during World War 2.
HUNGARY:BUDAPEST: WORLD'S 2ND LARGEST SYNAGOGUE TO REOPEN
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The world's second largest synagogue, in the Hungarian capital Budapest, is due to reopen Thursday after a ten-million-dollar restoration.
The refurbished synagogue, built in 1859, can hold 3,800 worshippers.
Eighty per cent of the cost of the restoration has been paid by the state, with the remainder coming from private donations.
It's estimated that before World War Two, there were nearly one-million Jews in Hungary, and by the end of the conflict only 400,000 remained.
Many were rounded up and either murdered or imprisoned by the Nazis, prompting those who survived to emigrate.
Today Hungary has a Jewish population of 100,000, most of whom live in Budapest.
They have developed an increasing awareness of their culture and history, and have come to regard the synagogue as part of their heritage.
Gyorgy Frochlich was one of two survivors from his family: the rest all died in Auschwitz.
His wife, Vera, is equally proud of her culture.
SOUNDBITE: (In Hungarian)
I never denied being a Jew. There were times when I wasn't actually boasting about it, but I never denied it.
SUPER CAPTION: Gyorgy Frochlich
SOUNDBITE: (In Hungarian)
I always very strongly considered myself to be a Jew out of sheer defiance. I was three years old when I experienced the deportation. A child at seven to eight years old starts thinking about what happened to her. And I could not understand when I heard that two- hundred Jews were escorted by only two guards.
SUPER CAPTION: Vera Frochlich
Today the younger generation of Hungary's Jews has an easier life than their parents or grandparents.
SOUNDBITE: (In Hungarian)
It is much easier today to be a Jew. There are more opportunities for us, and we can admit much more easily that we are Jews. Thanks for God there are more and more people returning to Jewish identity and faith
SUPER CAPTION: Erika Frochlich
And many are now looking to the future, with the re-opening of the synagogue.
SOUNDBITE: (In Hungarian)
I believe that the Dohany Street synagogue has always had a major importance in the life of Hungarian Jewry. Since 1859 this temple has been the symbol of Hungarian Jewry.
SUPER CAPTION: Robert Frochlich, chief rabbi of the Dohany Street synagogue
Today's ceremony will be attended by the presidents of Hungary and Israel.
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The most beautiful synagogue in the worold,Dohány Street Synagogue
The Dohány Street Synagogue (Hungarian: Dohány utcai zsinagóga/nagy zsinagóga, Hebrew: בית הכנסת הגדול של בודפשט bet hakneset hagadol šel budapešt), also known as The Great Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue, is located in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest. It is the largest synagogue in Europe[1] and one of the largest in the world. It seats 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.[2] The interior design is partly by Frigyes Feszl.
The Dohány Street Synagogue complex consists of the Great Synagogue, the Heroes' Temple, the graveyard, the Memorial and the Jewish Museum, which was built on the site on which Theodore Herzl's house of birth stood. Dohány Street itself, a leafy street in the city center, carries strong Holocaust connotations as it constituted the border of the Budapest Ghetto