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Dohány Street Synagogue

Historic Neolog synagogue in Budapest, consecrated in 1859 and documented as Europe's largest synagogue by fixed seating capacity.

Budapest, HungaryFounded 1859

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Designed by Ludwig Förster and built between 1854 and 1859, the Dohány Street Synagogue was consecrated on 6 September 1859. It remains an active Jewish house of worship and the central building of a wider heritage complex that includes museum, memorial and cemetery elements. Historic Neolog synagogue in Budapest, consecrated in 1859 and documented as Europe's largest synagogue by fixed seating capacity. In Jewish World Records, Dohány Street Synagogue is connected to the record “Largest Synagogue in Europe by Fixed Seating Capacity,” based on the stored achievement of 2,964 seats. In Budapest’s historic Jewish Quarter, Dohány Street Synagogue stands as a landmark of the city’s Jewish heritage. Consecrated on 6 September 1859, its monumental principal sanctuary was built for a large congregation, with rows of seats and galleries that make the scale of the interior immediately apparent.

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Wide interior of Dohány Street Synagogue showing rows of fixed seats in the principal sanctuary

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Jewish Heritage · SynagoguesLargest

Largest Synagogue in Europe by Fixed Seating Capacity

Record holder

Dohány Street Synagogue

Record value

2,964 seats

In Budapest’s historic Jewish Quarter, Dohány Street Synagogue stands as a landmark of the city’s Jewish heritage. Consecrated on 6 September 1859, its monumental principal sanctuary was built for a large congregation, with rows of seats and galleries that make the scale of the interior immediately apparent.

Country: Hungary
Achievement location: Budapest, Hungary
Achievement date: 6 September 1859

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