The Dohány Street Synagogue is identifiable by its twin octagonal towers, each topped with a distinctive onion-shaped dome that rises forty-three meters above the street. Designed by the Viennese architect Ludwig Förster and completed in…
Jewish Heritage Trail
This trail guides you through Budapest's Jewish Quarter, visiting beautiful historical synagogues before heading to poignant riverside memorials and wartime safe houses. It offers a deep look into the resilience, tragedy, and heroic rescue efforts of the city's Jewish community.
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1. Dohány Street Synagogue
2. Rumbach Street Synagogue
The Rumbach Street Synagogue stands out for its Moorish Revival facade, which features horizontal stripes of alternating red and yellow brickwork flanked by two slim turrets. Built between eighteen sixty-nine and eighteen seventy-two, this…
3. Carl Lutz Memorial
The Carl Lutz Memorial on Dob utca consists of two bronze figures connected by a long, undulating ribbon of metal. One figure is a gilded, life-sized angel emerging from the wall high above the ground, while the second figure lies on the…
4. Budapest Orthodox Synagogue
The Kazinczy Street Synagogue is marked by a restrained, narrow facade of raw brick and stone that sits tucked between residential buildings. Designed by brothers Sándor and Béla Löffler and completed in nineteen thirteen, this is the…
5. Shoes on the Danube Bank
Sixty pairs of iron shoes rest along the edge of the stone embankment on the Pest side of the Danube. These shoes, fashioned in the styles of the nineteen-forties, include boots, heeled shoes, and tiny pairs for children, all set directly…
6. The Glass House Memorial Museum
The Glass House, located at twenty-nine Vadász Street, is a modern structure identifiable by its plain exterior and the commemorative plaques mounted on its walls. Originally a glass factory and shop designed by architect Lajos Kozma, the…