Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles - [Narrator] Standing resilient for over 150 years, the Dohány Street Synagogue is one of the largest Jewish houses of worship on the planet. This is Hungary's great synagogue. The synagogue was constructed in the 1850s. Its architect settled on a distinctly Moorish look in the building's design. Combining elements of North African and Central European architecture. Inside this monumental space is a capacity for nearly 3,000 worshipers, making it the largest synagogue in Europe and one of the largest working synagogues in the world. The synagogue has hosted concerts with classical legends like Franz Liszt. And in modern times the chambers still fills to standing room only for performances. But it wasn't always celebrations behind these walls. The building suffered and survived bombings and occupation by the Nazis. And it was heavily damaged when the Soviet Union retook the city near the end of World War II. The story of the synagogue's worshipers and the Jews of Europe at large is preserved throughout the complex. It is home to a Jewish museum, a Jewish cemetery, and a sobering memorial to the atrocities of the holocaust. This great synagogue both reminds us of darkness and inspires us to hope as we look forward into the future.
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