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Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga) vs Szechenyi Lanchid
Great / Central Synagogue and Chain Bridge are both rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Great / Central Synagogue scores significantly higher than Chain Bridge. Great / Central Synagogue comes in at 89 with accolades from 5 sources like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
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Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Dohany u. 2-8, Budapest VII, Hungary
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Fodor's
"Seating 3,000, Europe's largest synagogue was designed by Ludwig Förs and built between 1844 and 1859 in a Byzantine-Moorish style described as "consciously archaic Romantic-Eastern"."
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Frommer's
"Built in 1859, this is the second-largest working synagogue in the world (the largest is in New York City), and the second-oldest large building of those still standing."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Great Synagogue is the largest Jewish house of worship in the world outside New York City and can seat 3000 people."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"A beautiful building made of coloured brick, topped with two towers with onion-shaped domes."
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Look out for the two floors of galleries in wood, the two chandeliers, the wealth of the decoration on the ribbed ceiling and the arch of alliance.
Afar Magazine
"The jewel of the Jewish quarter in Budapest is the synagogue."
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Szechenyi Lanchid
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Concierge
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Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet
Over the Danube, Between Clark Adam ter and Roosevelt ter, Budapest 1013, Hungary
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Fodor's
"This is the oldest and most beautiful of the seven road bridges that span the Danube in Budapest. When lit up at night, it captures Budapest's radiance as do few other scenes."
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Concierge
"This city icon was designed by Englishman William Tierney Clark and Scottish engineer Adam Clark and funded by influential aristocrat Count István Széchenyi."
Frommer's
"Prior to the building of this bridge, people relied on a structure on the water that had to be dismantled when ships passed and that was easily wrecked in stormy weather."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Széchenyi Bridge, or the Chain Bridge, is the oldest in the city... and is magnificently lit at night. Two stone lions on pedestals keep proud watch over either end of the bridge."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This twin-towered span is the city’s oldest and arguably most beautiful bridge. It is named in honour of its initiator, István Széchenyi, but was built by a Scotsman named Adam Clark."
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