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Zion Neolog Synagogue, Str. Independenței 22, Oradea

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Zion Neolog Synagogue

A Moorish-style dome on the Crișul riverbank

Sinagoga Neologă Sion

Built in 1877–1878 for Oradea's Neolog Jewish community, the Zion Synagogue rises on the bank of the Crișul Repede under a great central dome. Designed by Dávid Busch in a Moorish-inspired historicist style, it could hold around 1,000 worshippers and today also hosts concerts and cultural events.

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“Stand on the bridge or the riverside promenade and look at the dome. At golden hour it glows like copper above the water.” Narrated by Echo · 7 languages

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