Páva utcai zsinagóga

The Páva utcai zsinagóga, at Páva utca 39, is a neighborhood landmark with a storied life. Completed in 1924, this eclectic-style synagogue was designed to serve a 1,700-seat capacity for the local Jewish community in Józsefváros and was used as a place of worship until World War II. The building’s interior, admired for rich gold detailing and bold color—the blue, white, and yellow scheme—was unveiled to a wider audience in 1926, with motifs by Lipót Baumhorn who shaped the overall design, including the two Solomon’s Temple columns flanking the sanctuary. After years of varying use, the structure was extensively renovated beginning in 1999, and since 2004 it has housed the Holocaust Memorial Center, turning the site into a place of remembrance and education. The project reflects a broader shift from a functioning synagogue to a memorial space that preserves the history of Hungarian Jewry and the Holocaust. …

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