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House of Terror Museum vs Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

Great / Central Synagogue and House of Terror Museum are both highly recommended by experts. Overall, House of Terror Museum is preferred by most writers compared to Great / Central Synagogue. House of Terror Museum comes in at #5 in Budapest with accolades from 7 reviews such as Concierge, Michelin Guide and Frommer's.

House of Terror Museum
House of Terror Museum
8 / 10
Andrassy ut 60, Budapest 1062, Hungary
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Concierge Concierge
"This museum sets out to expose the ways and means of two 20th-century systems of oppression that held sway here—right here."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This building is not only a museum, but a vivid reminder of two tragic periods in Hungary's history."
Let's Go Let's Go
"The cold, ominous exterior is only a warning of what lies inside the museum on fascism and communism in Hungary that once served as the headquarters of the Hungarian Nazis." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary. "
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
15.0
"The House of Terror Museum is a jarring but important museum that documents the dictatorial oppression Hungary faced during its fascist and Stalinist regimes." Full review
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Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
8 / 10
Dohany u. 2-8, Budapest VII, Hungary
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Fodor's 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"." Full review
Frommer's 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." Full review
Lonely Planet 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." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"A beautiful building made of coloured brick, topped with two towers with onion-shaped domes." Full review
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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 Afar Magazine
"The jewel of the Jewish quarter in Budapest is the synagogue." Full review