Dohany Street Synagogue
The synagogue seats about 3,400 people. We visited here on a Friday morning and returned in the evening for Shabbat services (with about 150 people attending.)
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Dohany Street Synagogue
Severely damaged during WWII, a major restoration was completed in 1996.
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Dohany Street Synagogue
looking up to the sanctuary ceiling
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Dohany Street Synagogue
view of the ornate ark and eternal light -- The interior was designed by Frigyes Feszl.
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Dohany Street Synagogue
The synagogue has an organ of 5,000 pipes. Both Franz Liszt and Camille Saint-Saens played their compositions on it.
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Dohany Street Synagogue
more detail
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