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Budapest2006-30 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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Several buildings lining the Danube river at
Pest side. Photo taken from the terrace of the
Budapest Royal Castle. The dark clouds meant
lot of rain that day!
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Budapest2006-31 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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Photo from the royal Castle showing St. Stephen
Basilica, and the beautiful buildings in front
of Chains Bridge (partly visible at the left).
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Budapest2006-32 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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Photos of the Danube, Chains Bridge and the
buildings at Pest side including the Parliament
at the far end of the river bank.
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Budapest2006-33 :
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Photo taken from the terrace of the Royal Castle,
showing at the back Gellert hill and its famous
statue of liberty. Down below is a colourful
church known as Tabani templom or St Tabani
church, near Elizabeth Bridge. Further below
there is a long brick-stone stairway leading
down from the Castle terrace. |
Budapest2006-34 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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This Synagogue is the second largest synagogue
in the world, after New York's Temple Emmanuel.
The Great Synagogue of Budapest was completed
in 1859 from a Lajos Förster design.
Two
impressive 'Moorish' style domes make it one
of the most distinguishable landmarks in Pest,
while the detailed façade of the building
is decorated with brickwork in the heraldic
colours of the city - blue, yellow and red.
The
Synagogue has seating for 3000 people and
is a centre of Neolog Judaism.
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Budapest2006-35 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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The Synagogue's interior, designed by F. Feszl,
has wall surfaces adorned with colored and golden
geometric shapes. The Holy Ark is located on
the eastern wall, facing the nearby Bimah.
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Budapest2006-36 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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The choir-gallery is situated above the Holy
Ark, while the women's galleries, supported
by steel ornamented poles, are located at the
upper levels on both southern and northern sides
of the Synagogue.
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Budapest2006-37 :
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Every man who enters the Synagogue has to cover
his head, and if he does not have a hat with
him he can borrow a kippa from the Synagogue.
This is shown in the photo, which is taken in
front of the beautiful pedestal with the David
star on top. |
Budapest2006-38 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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This photo shows the Museum of Applied Arts.
The beautiful building was designed by Odön
Lechner and completed in 1896. It houses a number
of interesting exhibitions with a permanent
display of arts and crafts and furniture in
the upper floors.
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Budapest2006-39 :
Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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This large mustard-coloured buliding on Deak
Ferenc Ter is called Anker Palace. It used to
be the head office of an insurance company.
It is a good landmark to know where the popular
Deak Ferenc ter is.
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