Dohány Street Synagogue

Between 1750 and 1880, Jews were at the forefront of literary, visual, material, musical, and intellectual culture, introducing new techniques, innovative approaches, and fresh ways of looking at the world.

Synagogues built in Europe in the age of Emancipation had somewhat contradictory goals. On the one hand, they were to articulate a proud Jewishness, which by definition meant a distinctive style. On the other hand, they wanted to announce that they were deeply embedded in the European cityscape.