Gyöngyös Synagogue | |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Rite: | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Location: | Vármegye Road, Gyöngyös |
Country: | Hungary |
Map Type: | Hungary |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Architect: | 1930: since 2015: |
Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
Year Completed: | 1930 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Dome Quantity: | Two |
Materials: | Brick |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
Footnotes: | [1] |
The Gyöngyös Synagogue, also called the Great New Synagogue, is a former Neolog Jewish synagogue, located in Gyöngyös, Hungary. Completed in 1930, the building was used a synagogue until World War II, subsequently for profane use, and in 2014 it was announced that the former synagogue would be transformed into a cultural center.[2]
The large, domed synagogue was built in 1930 according to the plans of Lipót Baumhorn with the support of György Somogyi, his son-in-law. The building was designed in an eclectic combination of Art Deco and Moorish Revival styles, decorated with medieval European and Eastern elements.[3]
In 2014 it was announced that the severely dilapidated former synagogue building was being renovated and converted into a venue for cultural programs.[4]