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Dohány Street Synagogue Complex

Historic Jewish religious and heritage complex in Budapest centered on the Great Synagogue, formally designated a European Heritage Label site in 2018.

Dohány utca 2, 1074 Budapest, HungaryFounded 1859

Interior of Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest

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About

The Great Synagogue on Dohány Street was built between 1854 and 1859 in Budapest. The wider complex includes the Jewish Museum and archives, memorial spaces, a cemetery garden associated with Holocaust victims and the Wallenberg Memorial Park. The European Commission recognizes the complex as a European Heritage Label site and describes it as a symbol of integration, remembrance and openness to dialogue. Historic Jewish religious and heritage complex in Budapest centered on the Great Synagogue, formally designated a European Heritage Label site in 2018. In Jewish World Records, Dohány Street Synagogue Complex is connected to the record “First Synagogue to Receive the European Heritage Label,” based on the stored achievement of First synagogue formally designated as a European Heritage Label site.

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Records held by Dohány Street Synagogue Complex

Interior and fixed seating of Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest
JWR VerifiedFounding Record
Jewish Heritage · SynagoguesFirst

First Synagogue to Receive the European Heritage Label

Record holder

Dohány Street Synagogue Complex

Record value

First synagogue formally designated as a European Heritage Label site

The Dohány Street Synagogue Complex in Budapest became the first synagogue to be formally designated as a European Heritage Label site on 1 March 2018. The European Commission’s decision to add the complex to the list followed its selection by an independent panel in 2017. The distinction as the first synagogue to receive the label was explicitly reported by the European Jewish Congress, while the World Jewish Congress described it as the first Jewish site to be granted European Heritage recognition. A review of prior designations found no synagogues among them.

Holder country
Hungary
Achievement location
Budapest, Hungary
Achievement date
1 March 2018
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