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Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga) vs Hungarian Parliament Building
Both Great / Central Synagogue and Parliament are praised by expert reviewers. Overall, Parliament ranks slightly higher than Great / Central Synagogue. Parliament is ranked #4 in Budapest with praise from 6 publications including Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
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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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Hungarian Parliament Building
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Lonely Planet
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Kossuth Lajos ter 1-3 Hungary, Budapest 1055, Hungary
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Fodor's
"The most visible symbol of Budapest's left bank is the huge neo-Gothic Parliament, mirrored in the Danube much the way Britain's Parliament is reflected in the Thames."
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Frommer's
"Budapest's great Parliament, the second largest in Europe after London, is an eclectic design mixing the predominant Gothic revival style with a neo-Renaissance dome."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Eclectic-style Parliament, designed by Imre Steindl and completed in 1902, has about 690 sumptuously decorated rooms."
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To avoid disappointment, book ahead (in person).
Afar Magazine
"Get a good glimpse of this ornate gothic building."
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Let's Go
"“The motherland does not have a house,” lamented Hungarian poet Milhaly Corosmarty in 1846."
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Seeing Parliament during construction on one of the building’s corners is not bad timing, but rather unavoidable as renovation is infinite.
