Dohány Street Synagogue

Budapest District VII, Hungary

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: Mar-Sep Su-Th 10:00-20:00; Mar-Oct Fr 10:00-16:00; Nov-Feb Su-Th 10:00-16:00; Nov-Feb Fr 10:00-14:00; Mar-Apr Su-Th 10:00-16:00; Oct Su-Th 10:00-16:00; Jan 01-04,Mar 01-Apr 27,Oct 01-26 10:00-17:30;
Admission: Ticketed
Wheelchair access: Partly accessible

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Located on Dohány Street in Budapest's seventh district, the Dohány Street Synagogue is Europe's largest synagogue, seating 3,000 worshippers. Built between 1854 and 1859 by Viennese architect Ludwig Förster, it exemplifies Moorish Revival and Romantic Historicist design, drawing its ornamentation from Islamic sources in North Africa and medieval Spain, particularly the Alhambra. Förster reasoned that no distinctive Jewish architecture existed and thus selected "architectural forms that have been used by oriental ethnic groups that are related to the Israelite people, and in particular the Arabs." The interior was completed in part by Frigyes Feszl. Serving a Neolog Jewish congregation that worships in the Ashkenazi rite, the complex encompasses the Great Synagogue, the Heroes' Temple, a graveyard, memorial, and a Jewish museum built where Theodor Herzl's childhood home stood. The street itself marks the former boundary of the Budapest Ghetto, bearing significant Holocaust history.