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Obj. ID: 24713
Jewish Architecture
  Great (New) Synagogue in Gyöngyös, Hungary

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, 2018

The New Synagogue, designed by Lipót Baumhorn and his son-in-law, György Somogy in the Art Deco style, was built in 1930. Probably it was the last synagogue designed by Baumhorn, who by then was almost entirely blind. The building features Neo-Moorish and Art Deco stylistics. At present (2018) the building, which served as a furniture shop, houses an art exhibition.

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Name/Title
Great (New) Synagogue in Gyöngyös | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
1930
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Historical Origin
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Community type
Congregation
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Location
Hungary | Heves County | Gyöngyös
| Vármegyeház tér
Site
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School/Style
Period
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Collection
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Documentation / Research project
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Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
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Weight
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Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Cultural center
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
C (Poor)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources

Gazda, Anikó, Zsinagógák és Zsidó községek Magyarországon (Budapest, 1991)

Gerõ, László, Magyarországi zsinagógák (Budapest, 1989)

"Gyöngyös HU synagogue likely to be converted into cultural center," Jewish Heritage Europe, https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2014/01/31/gyongyos-hu-synagogue-likely-to-be-converted-into-cultural-center/ (accessed January 22, 2023)
Type
Documenter
Vladimir Levin | 2018
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
Keller Foundation | 2018
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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