Győri zsinagóga
Győri zsinagóga, the Győr Synagogue, stands in the Újváros neighborhood as a landmark of art nouveau design and Jewish life in Hungary. Construction began in 1868 and the building opened on September 15, 1870, with architect Károly Benkó from Pest at the helm and Vilmos Fränkel of Vienna supervising the project. The synagogue originally formed a two-story complex with a religious school, and its distinctive style helped shape other Jewish worship spaces in the region. By 1927 a “winter shul” was added, though that wing has been partly unused since 1960. The main prayer hall continues to function, while the school wing once housed the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Over the years the building’s fate shifted from active worship to government and city ownership—first government-owned in 1968, then city-owned in 1993—before undergoing a careful renovation that revived its interior, including a dome repaint inspired by old photographs. …
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