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Holocaust Memorial Center vs Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
Both are rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Holocaust Memorial Center ranks slightly better than Great / Central Synagogue. Holocaust Memorial Center has a TripExpert Score of 92 with endorsements from 5 reviews including Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Holocaust Memorial Center
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
On the Grid
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Pava u. 39, Budapest 1094, Hungary
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This centre, housed in a striking modern building in a working-class neighbourhood, opened in 2004 on the 60th anniversary of the start of the holocaust in Hungary."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Opened in 2004, the Holocaust Memorial Centre is both a museum and an educational research centre."
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On the Grid
"Dedicated to the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust, the Memorial Center focuses on the process of history’s biggest genocide with a permanent exhibition and temporary shows."
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Fodor's
"It is just right. This is a moving and dignified testament to genocide."
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Frommer's
"Focusing on Holocaust education and research, the center is in an architecturally striking and widely praised structure."
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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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