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Dohány Street Synagogue
Religious site4.3 · 28 8484.1 · 7 932≈ 1 h 30 minEntry: ~9000 HUF1.6 km from the center
Europe's largest synagogue and the second-largest in the world, the Great Synagogue on Dohany Street accommodates 3,000 worshippers. Completed in 1859 by Viennese architect Ludwig Forster in a magnificent Moorish Revival style, it features twin octagonal towers crowned with onion domes, gilded chandeliers, and an organ. The complex includes the Hungarian Jewish Museum, a Holocaust cemetery, and the weeping willow Tree of Life memorial.
Highlights
- Moorish Revival facade with banded brickwork and onion-domed towers
- Grand 3,000-seat sanctuary adorned with gilded chandeliers and organ
- Weeping willow Tree of Life memorial bearing names of Holocaust victims
Opening hours
| Mon | 10:00 – 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Wed | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | 10:00 – 18:00 |
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