architecture
Dohány Street Synagogue
Budapest, Hungary
Dohány utcai zsinagóga [Hungarian]
Nagy zsinagóga [Hungarian]
בית הכנסת הגדול של בודפשט (Bet ha-Knesset ha-Gadol shel Budapesht) [Hebrew]
Tabak-Shul [Yiddish]
Architecture
The Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe and the third largest in the world. It is a centre of Neolog Judaism.
full/alternative names
Great Synagogue,
Tabakgasse Synagogue
built
1854-1859
culture
style/period
work type
material
technique
architect
Specifications
height
43.6 m
width
27.0 m
length
75.0 m
naves
nave
width
12.0 m
number cupolas
2
cupolas/domes
first onion dome
height (outer)
43.6 m
second onion dome
height (outer)
43.6 m
capacity
2 964
Geography
local language location name
Budapest, Magyarország [Hungarian]
historical affiliations