Lipót Baumhorn, a Hungarian architect, designed the Novi Sad Synagogue for the city's entire Jewish community. The site held four synagogues from 1749 onward, and the fourth was destroyed in the 1849 riot bombing. Construction ran from 1905 to 1909. The style is eclectic, blending Hungarian Secession and Hungarian Art Nouveau with medieval elements and folk motifs.
It is built of brick and is 171 feet (52 m) long, 82 feet (25 m) wide and 131 feet (40 m) high. It has a three-aisled sanctuary, a Renaissance-inspired dome with stained glass, two spires and a large rose window. It holds 900 worshipers. Two flanking buildings housed a Jewish school and community offices.
It served as a synagogue until about 1966 and has been a cultural center since 2012. The state protected it in 1983.
Comments