Rumbach Synagogue

Name: Rumbach Synagogue
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1074 Budapest, Rumbach Sebestyén utca 11-13.

Description

The pretty synagogue on Rumbach Street, which closed at the end of World War II, reopened to visitors in 2006. Built between 1869 and 1872, it was one of the earliest works of Viennese architect Otto Wagner.… Read the rest here →

Mathias Church (Mátyás templom)

Name: Mathias Church
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér

Description

The church that can be seen today is the work of Frigyes Schulek. From the outside, you can see the Mathias tower which rises up towards the sky, the Romanesque Béla tower, the main portal with a tympanum showing the Virgin Mary with child and Mary’s door, which dates back to Louis I, the Great.… Read the rest here →