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Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga) vs St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
Great / Central Synagogue and Gellert Spa are both praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Great / Central Synagogue is the choice of most reviewers compared to Gellert Spa. Great / Central Synagogue comes in at #8 in Budapest with accolades from 5 sources such as Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
Fodor's
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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St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool
Concierge
Frommer's
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Kelenhegyi ut 4, Budapest 1118, Hungary
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Concierge
"The quintessential city spa is fed by Gellért Hill's mineral hot springs, flush with calcium, magnesium, hydrocarbonate, alkali, chloride, sulfate, and fluoride, and is good for what ails you."
Frommer's
"Once one of Budapest's most spectacular bathhouses, the Gellért Baths are located in Buda's Hotel Gellért, the oldest Hungarian spa hotel and a secessionist-style hotel."
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Afar Magazine
"Thermal baths are integral to the city's culture."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The baths feature a "bathing" and a spa section."
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Fodor's
"At the foot of Gellért Hill the beautiful art nouveau Danubius Hotel Gellért is the oldest spa hotel in Hungary, with hot springs that have supplied curative baths for nearly 2,000 years."
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