Heydukova Street Synagogue — Attraction in Bratislava

It might be beautiful, but we wouldn't know - as much as we tried. It is only open 2 days a week for a few hours. We went there specifically at that time. When we arrived, a man in civil clothing crossed the entrance for us - no uniform, no nametag, no presenting himself, nothing, and he politely greeted us and asked whether he could help us. Very confused we tried to find out who he was and what he was trying to do (many strange people in the city, trying to scam and some quite creepy). To our comment of "we don't even know who you are and what you want from us" he answered he didn't know who we were neither. Well, we're the public and that place was supposed to be open for public at that time. We speak slovak, I don't dare to imagine this experience for a stranger. After a painful attempt of conversation we found out the synagogue was not open for public on that day (during official opening hours), we gave up and left, needless say very disappointed - we had organized the whole trip around these opening hours of this sight, which is a bit outside of the whole...

The synagogue is an important example of Slovak religious architecture of the 20th century and it is listed as a Slovak National Cultural Monument. It is one of only four active synagogues in Slovakia and historically one of three in Bratislava, the other two were demolished in the 20th century. The building also houses the Bratislava Jewish Community Museum, installed upstairs, with a permanent exhibition “The Jews of Bratislava and Their Heritage” which is open to the public during the...

The synagogue is beautiful and its architecture is very much of the 20s cubist tradition. The museum is very thoughtfully presented, providing a history of Judaism in Bratislava and an insight into the architect who designed the synagogue. The gentleman that greeted us and showed us the synagogue was very friendly and kind, imparting to us his knowledge of the building. We enjoyed our visit very much and six euros is...