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The world's second-largest synagogue, featuring a room that holds three thousand people, is a center for the large Jewish community of Budapest.

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Dohany utca 2-8, Budapest 1074, Hungary

District VII / Jewish Quarter

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675christianak

296

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Ok!

Too expensive...the inside was very beautiful really..my favorite piece was the tree...I enjoyed it...but our tour guide it wasnt helpful at all..we didn't understand him...he was speaking very quickly and he gave us the impression that he wants to end it fast for some reason...

Date of experience: February 2019

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jacquelines687

Brereton, United Kingdom

217

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Birthday

Really ornate building and is a really nice place to go round the entrance fee is great value too sad to see all the plaques from the Jewish killed

Date of experience: February 2019

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Hawk470

Norwalk, Connecticut

436149

Reviewed 1 week ago

Magnificent. Reverent. Historic. Unforgettable.

Among the world’s greatest and most beautiful houses of worship, you will not find many synagogues. Judaism proscribes the representational imagery that graces the world’s numerous beautiful churches and Hindu and Buddhist temples and the structures lack the monumental scale of the major cathedrals, mosques,...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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sa6dba

Manchester

3017

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Beautiful but unnecessarily expensive

Amazing building, interesting history and informative museum, though £15 per person is very high for Budapest. The tour which is included is less of a tour and more of a brief lecture about the Synagogue and it's history. You only get to see the main...More

Date of experience: February 2019

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Alona S

California

418

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Expensive

Very interesting, and pretty. The thing us, if you dont take a guided tour it is way too expensive. There is a lot to see

Date of experience: January 2019

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TamarCoh

33

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Must see

I cannot say enough good things about our experience. Definitely worth a visit, beautiful landmark of Budapest!

Date of experience: January 2019

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Janelle S

Perth, Australia

9021

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Underwhelming and overpriced!

Found the entrance fee ridiculously steep – there wasn’t much to see for the fee paid. We did the guided tour and we couldn’t hear our guide at all, she spoke in a whisper, it was totally boring. They had a band playing inside rehearsing...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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jessycarundead

Budapest, Hungary

178

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Expensive for what it is

We really enjoyed our trip to the synagogue. The price of the ticket included a trip to the museum, inside the synagogue, viewing the underground exhibitions and the gardens. The whole experience was very harrowing, viewing the mass graves in the gardens. I just feel...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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catrionabowie93

Glasgow, United Kingdom

4

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Overpriced

Museum in particular was very disappointing. Entrance is very expensive and there is not much to see

Date of experience: January 2019

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rittcastillo

Copenhagen, Denmark

643

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Impressive building

This place is a must visit when in town. Unfortunately it was closed when we went there. But from outside the building looks very grand and impressive.

Date of experience: December 2018

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District VII / Jewish Quarter

District VII is the very heart of Budapest and houses
the city’s Jewish Quarter. Its streets are lively and
colorful, its buildings narrate different histories in
an assortment of architectural styles, and its cafes
and bars are frequented and loved by the enthusiastic
crowds. Grand and magnificent, the striking star of
the district is the Great Synagogue, the largest in
Europe and one of the biggest in the world. Distinctly

...More

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michaela2894

Hello! How much is this exactly? The website is confusing me. Does every price include a tour or can you just look around yourself?

February 4, 2019|

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Agree with the answer above. You can look around yourself and with a guidebook or even just the Wikipedia entry can get a lot out of the visit, but our guide filled in things more personally and was terrific.

rorothman

We are planning on hiring a private tour from the synagogue that includes 3 to 4 hour tour of the Jewish quarter. Can anyone share experiences of this tour..I have only read reviews of the tour of the synohogue.

October 4, 2018|

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We did the full tour in May. We met our guide at the synagogue and we were taken to the museum first where we were taken round by a guide inside. It was quite interesting . We then did the tour of the synagogue and outside... More

rorothman

how are the private tours arranged directly by the synagogue

October 4, 2018|

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They have guides who speak several languages. We just joined in the English tour and had a really intelligent guy who not only talked about the synagogue, but about all kinds of historical context. We continued to ask him... More