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Dohány Street Synagogue
Budapest, VII., Dohány utca, Mon–Thur: 10 am–5 pm (10 am–3 pm between 1 November and 14 April), Fri, Sun: 10 am–2 pm
The glorious building in Byzantine-Moorish style is Europe’s largest synagogue. It was built by Viennese architect Ludwig Förster in the middle of the 19th century. One of Budapest’s most imposing historical monuments, it is faced in white and red brick, with a wealth of ceramic decorative elements and two onion-dome towers.
CHURCHES, ECCLESIASTICAL COLLECTIONS Inner City Franciscan Church Budapest, V., Ferenciek tereOpen to visitors every dayIn the 13th century a monastery and church stood on the site of the present-day church, while its current decorative Baroque form was given in the 18th century. The frescoes speak of the talent of Károly Lotz and Vilmos Tardos Krenner. The Baroque main altar and the statues decorating the altar are particularly attractive.Blue underground Inner City Parish Church Budapest, V., Március 15. tér 2Open to visitors every day during church services The oldest church in Pest, built in the 12th century in Romanesque style on the site of the grave of martyr Bishop Gellért. Nothing remains of the original church; over the centuries it took on Gothic features, and during the 17th century it was used by the Turks as a mosque. Following a fire in 1723 itwas rebuilt in Baroque style, but the interior has neo-Classical features too. Main sights: Gothic chapel, neo-Gothic carved pulpit, 15th century Italian frescoes and 20th century main altar. Blue underground or tram 2 Inner City Calvinist Church Budapest, IX., Kálvin tér, Open to visitors every dayBuilt in the 19th century in neo-Gothic style, its fourcolumn portico at the main entrance was built by József Hild. The organ loft and pulpit were also built to his designs. The church has renowned stained glass windows designed by the master artist Miksa Róth. The church treasury preserves 17–18th century liturgical objects.Blue line Kalvin square Dohány Street Synagogue Budapest, VII., Dohány utca, Mon–Thur: 10 am–5 pm (10 am–3 pm between 1 November and 14 April), Fri, Sun: 10 am–2 pmThe glorious building in Byzantine-Moorish style is Europe’s largest synagogue. It was built by Viennese architect Ludwig Förster in the middle of the 19th century. One of Budapest’s most imposing historical monuments, it is faced in white and red brick, with a wealth of ceramic decorative elements and two onion-dome towers. The museum has an unequalled collection of Jewish-related items from the Roman period to the 20th century.Red line subway to Astoria Lutheran Church Budapest, V., Deák tér, daily 8 am–6 pmNational Lutheran Museum:Tue–Sun: 10 am–6 pmIn line with the Puritanism of Protestant churches the building, a striking feature in Deák Square, is characterized by the typical simplicity of early neo-Classicism. Although the church was built between 1797–1808, its final facade with tympanum supported by Doric columns was completed only in 1856. Its superb acoustics make it a popular location for evening organ concerts. The adjacent National Lutheran Museum has an interesting exhibition revealing the history of the Hungarian Reformation. Matthias Church Budapest, I., Szentháromság tér, daily 6 am-8 pm, ecclesiastical history exhibition, daily: 9.30 am–5.30 pm Budapest’s most attractive and most famous Catholic church, which due to its unique siting largely defines the view of the Castle quarter as seen from the Pest side. The royal cathedral, the Church of Our Lady, was built in several stages between the 13th and 15th centuries. Today’s neo-Gothic form was given by major reconstruction work directed by Frigyes Schulek in 1896. Frescoes and stained glass windows in the church were made by some of the age’s finest artists (Károly Lotz, Mihály Zichy, Bertalan Székely).The marvellous collection of the church includes the lapidarium, reliquary, coronation relics and the treasury with goldsmith masterpieces and church textiles.Castle bus from Moszka sqr St. Stephen’s Basilica Budapest, V., Szent István tér, daily 9 am–5 pm (no visitors from noon on Saturdays due to weddings, and until 1 pm on Sundays due to mass).Weekday guided tours possibility in English: 9.30–11 am, 2–3.30 pm (registration: 06-20/527-5329 mobile telephone).The largest church in Budapest. Its 96-metre-high dome affords a view over virtually the entire city. Building started in 1851, and then in 1867 the work was taken over by Miklós Ybl, the greatest architect of the day, and finally concluded in 1905 by József Kauser. The neo-Classical building holds the greatest reliquary of the Hungarian people: the mummified arm, the Holy Right, of King St. Stephen, after whom the basilica is named. Among the church’s famous works of art are sculptures by Alajos Stróbl, and a painting by Gyula Benczúr: St. Stephen dedicating the country to the Virgin Mary.Bajcsy Zsilinszky str., just a few minutes walk from Deak Ferenc square (access with all subways) Serbian Church Budapest, V., Szerb utca 2–4 Open to visitors every dayBuilt by Serbian settlers in Baroque style in 1698. Its interior is patterned on the plan of Greek Catholic churches: a wooden railing separates the women’s church from the church for men built one step lower down. Pictures in the iconostasis (1850) show Italian Renaissance influences.Blue subway to Kalvin square