Synagogue
Sinagoga Mare
Original function:
synagogue
Current function:
synagogue
Address:
Str. Constituţiei 19
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
GPS coordinates:
45.798599519, 24.1578636453
History
The synagogue was built in 1898, uniquely among the synagogues of the former Kingdom of Hungary, in the Florentine Renaissance style, based on the plans of the architect Szalay Ferenc. This style was used for palaces and villas built on Andrássy Avenue in Budapest at this time. The interior imitates the Florence Cathedral, with coffered ceilings and semicircular arcades. Even the partition in the female gallery is Renaissance. The first Jews in Nagyszeben were granted a settlement permit in 1845 and were free to move in from 1850. In 1897, Rónai János organised the first Zionist circle in the Kingdom of Hungary. The largest Jewish population in Nagyszeben was reached in 1930, with 1441 inhabitants. After the Second World War, the number of Jews diminished as a result of emigration to Israel, but in 1970 there were still 125 Jews living in Nagyszeben, who used the synagogue on a weekly basis.
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