Synagogue (Mád)
Inside view with bima in the middle
The synagogue in Mád , a Hungarian city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County , was built in 1795. The secular synagogue in the late baroque style is a protected cultural monument .
In the late 1950s it was closed and left to decay. Restoration began in 2000 with support from the World Monuments Fund in New York. The work was completed in 2004. In 2005 the restored synagogue was awarded the Europa Nostra Prize . Today it serves cultural purposes.
literature
- Rudolf Klein : Zsinagógák Magyarországon 1782–1918: fejlődéstörténet, tipológia és építészeti jelentőség / Synagogues in Hungary 1782–1918. Genealogy, Typology and Architectural Significance . TERC, Budapest 2011, ISBN 978-963-9968-01-1 , pp. 146-155.
Web links
Commons : Synagogue (Mád) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mád Synagogue World Monuments Fund
- Film on YouTube
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 46.1 ″ N , 21 ° 16 ′ 39 ″ E