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Óbuda Synagogue
The Óbuda Synagogue is a synagogue built in Óbuda, Hungary, in 1820–1821. History Jews settled in Óbuda, today a neighborhood of Budapest, from c. 1712 at a time when Jews were forbidden to live in Buda.Carole Herselle Krinsky, Synagogues of Europe; Architecture, History, Meaning', MIT Press, 1985; revised edition, MIT Press, 1986 (); Dover reprint, 1996, pp. 155–156 Countess Zichy family, Zichy invited them to live on Zichy family property in Óbuda. A synagogue was constructed in 1737. The present building replaced it on the same site in 1820. The building's original copper roof was requisitioned by the government and melted for munitions production during World War I. The Jewish building had not been singled out; the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sibiu was only one of the many churches that lost its bells as not only church bells but roofs, gutters, and even brass crucifixes were melted down across the Empire to produce copper for the war effort. At the time the synagogue was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
