Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest
Synagogue on Dohány Street in Pest, designed by Ludwig Förster and built over five years from 1854, according to the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives. Förster ended his work on 15 November 1857 after disputes over payment; the museum names Frigyes Feszl as the second architect, who designed the Torah Ark. It was inaugurated on 6 September 1859, and the museum calls it a symbol of the split between Orthodox and Neolog Judaism.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1854 CE mainstream
construction begins (it lasted five years, with some delays) source - 1859 CE mainstream
synagogue inaugurated on 6 September 1859 source
Where
47.4960° N, 19.0608° E
Sources
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