2024

GREAT SYNAGOGUE (NAGY ZSINAGÓGA)

Synagogue to visit
4.3/5
35 reviews
The largest synagogue in Europe, Moorish, has been sublimating the Jewish ... Read more
2024

ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE (KAZINCZY UTCAI ZSINAGÓGA)

Synagogue to visit
4/5
3 reviews
A superb Orthodox synagogue, a fine example of Art Nouveau, the liveliest ... Read more
2024

FORMER SYNAGOGUE OF ÓBUDA (ÓBUDAI ZSINAGÓGA)

Synagogue to visit

In 1760, the first synagogue was built in Buda, although the community's presence dates back at least to the 14th century. Five years later, the Zichy family gave the Jewish community a plot of land on which the new synagogue was built. It was not until 1820 that the building was rebuilt in a classic style. After having once housed television studios, since 2010 and after renovation, the building has once again become a place of Jewish worship.

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2024

SYNAGOGUE (RUMBACH UTCAI ZSINAGÓGA)

Synagogue to visit

One must enter Rumbach Street to admire this so-called " status quo" synagogue (meaning neither Reform nor Conservative, in reference to a schism in the Jewish community at the end of the 19th century). Hidden between two buildings, its Moorish style (1872) is reminiscent of the Great Synagogue. Its remarkable interior has just been restored to its original condition after years of closure. The synagogue houses an exciting little museum floor.

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