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Hungarian National Museum vs Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
Hungarian National Museum and Great / Central Synagogue are both highly recommended by writers. On balance, Hungarian National Museum ranks slightly better than Great / Central Synagogue. Hungarian National Museum is ranked #3 in Budapest with accolades from 5 publications like Michelin Guide, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Hungarian National Museum
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Muzeum korut 14-16, Budapest IX, Hungary
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Frommer's
"The Hungarian National Museum was founded in 1802 thanks to the numismatic, book, and document collections of Count Ferenc Szénchényi."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Hungarian National Museum contains the nation’s most important collection of historical relics in a large neoclassical building purpose-built in 1847."
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Afar Magazine
"As I wandered through the rest of the museum, it was just bad times for much of Hungary's history."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"A visit to this museum is still worthwhile. All the history of the country will unfold there before your very eyes, from the arrival of the Magyar tribes till after communism."
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Fodor's
"The permanent collection here takes you a stimulating journey into the everyday Hungarian experience, from the recent to the more distant past."
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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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