New Synagogue — Attraction in Szegedi járás

The Szeged Synagogue is the second largest in Hungary after the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, and the 4th largest in the world. The building's interior, with its 48.5 meters (159 feet) tall domed ceiling, draws on multiple historical styles to produce its overall Art Nouveau/Moorish Revival style. The rib-like wall above the organ has Gothic origins, while the columns supporting the galleries are Roman. The interior of the great dome, and all of the building's stained glass, are the work of the artist Miksa Róth..The design of the Torah Ark alludes to the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Solomon by using sittimwood from the banks of Nile, the wood called for in the building of the Temple of Solomon in 1 Kings. The hinges are in the shape of the Hyssop plant, a plant used in the ancient Temple service. It is a 1902 building designed by the Jewish Hungarian architect Lipót Baumhorn (1860–1932), whose work is considered to contain the finest examples of the unique fin de siècle Hungarian blending of Art Nouveau and Historicist styles sometimes known as...

Also called the Great Synagogue, it is the second largest in Hungary, after the one in Budapest, on Dohany Street, and the fourth largest in the world. The edifice was designed by Lipót Baumhorn, its construction, completed in 1902, is the best example of the combination of Art Nouveau and historicist styles, from the end of the 20th century, known as the Sezession Style. The interior is inspired by several styles, Art Nouveau and Moorish Renaissance. The wall above the organ has neo-Gothic origins, while the columns supporting the galleries are Romanesque. The painted stained glass windows, made in the workshop of Manó Roth, and the symbolic glass dome are unique ornaments. The interior is dominated by the charming harmony of ivory, gold and blue ornaments. with precious stones, as well as the murals depicting plants from the Bible, all deserve attention. On the triumphal arch of the New Synagogue, the biblical commandment "Love your neighbor as yourself" can be read, in Hebrew and Hungarian. Schedule: Tuesday-Friday and Sunday: 10:00-16:00 Monday and...

If you’ve never seen other synagogues it’s worth visiting. The price isn’t very high and you can turn on the lights on the inside if you have some forint coins. If you regularly go to the synagogue and you’ve been to multiple, you might not be that impressed, but I would still recommend visiting it one time. It’s got a beautiful ceiling and really carefully painted walls. The stained glass on the windows are really impressive, I love to see so much color and the high craftsmanship that was involved in creating them. It does have a beautiful organ (which I would love to hear, but I’m not sure if it works) and the whole wall of the Aron haKodesh is marvelous in the way it was crafted. It’s really nice that there are panels talking about the Jewish holidays, although they are only in Hungarian, which I don’t understand. English and/or Hebrew would be nice. The guy at the front entrance was pretty bored, at least they had kippas to borrow for free, because I had forgotten...