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Novi Sad Synagogue

Synagogue·Novi Sad, Serbia

Baumhorn’s great dome

Lipót Baumhorn’s yellow-brick synagogue, crowned by a 40-metre dome, in the old centre.

Yellow-brick façade and domes of the Novi Sad Synagogue under a blue sky — Photo Credit
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A chamber concert beneath the domed, chandelier-lit interior of the Novi Sad Synagogue — Photo Credit
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The ochre Hungarian Art Nouveau façade and domes of the Novi Sad Synagogue on a sunny day — Photo Credit
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About Novi Sad Synagogue

Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the work of the Budapest architect Lipót Baumhorn, famed for his synagogues across the region, and it is one of the largest in this part of Europe. With the Jewish school and community buildings set alongside, it forms a single Hungarian Art Nouveau ensemble faced in yellow clinker brick, the synagogue’s façade richly ornamented. Inside, three naves rise to a central dome 40 metres high, with a gallery above the ground floor and the Ark on the east wall. It stands on Jevrejska Street, a short walk from Liberty Square in the old centre.