Budapest Discovery Tour: Courtyards, Memory and Night
135 min
1.6 km
12 stops
About this tour
District VII is built around courtyards, and the same yards carry both the grief and the nightlife. The walk begins at the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest in Europe, and the garden behind it, which covers mass graves from the ghetto winter of 1944. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
12 guided stops on this route
Dohány Street Synagogue
The Dohány Synagogue is the heart of a complex with a museum and memorial park. In 1944-45 Dohány utca took on a grim role. Dress modestly; men are given a kip…
Heroes' Temple
The Heroes' Temple is used for weekday and winter services, because the Great Synagogue is hard to heat. The Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe.
Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park
About 2,000 people were buried in this garden while the ghetto still existed. The metal weeping willow, the Tree of Life, is by sculptor Imre Varga. Treat the…
Rumbach Street Synagogue
The Rumbach Synagogue was designed by Otto Wagner. After a major restoration it reopened in 2021; the restored colours inside are worth seeing.
Carl Lutz Memorial
In 1944 Carl Lutz issued Swiss protective papers and declared dozens of buildings annexes of the Swiss legation. He is estimated to have saved tens of thousand…
Gozsdu Udvar
Gozsdu Udvar is a chain of linked courtyards built around 1900. By day you see the original layout best.
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GPS-guided walking route
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