Eger Synagogue

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| architect = Lipót Baumhorn

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The Eger Synagogue is a former Neolog Jewish synagogue that was located in Eger, Hungary. Completed in 1913, the building was used a synagogue until World War II and profane use until its demolition in 1967.

History

The Eger Synagogue was built between 1911 and 1913 on the corner of what is now known as Hibay Károly Street and Kossuth Lajos Street in Eger. The building was officially inaugurated on September 13, 1913. The synagogue was designed by Lipót Baumhorn, who worked in the late Eclecticism and Art Nouveau styles.{{cite book |editor=László, Gerő |title=Magyarországi zsinagógák |lang=hu |trans-title=Synagogues in Hungary |publisher=Műszaki Könyvkiadó |location=Budapest |year=1989 |isbn=963-10-8231-8 |page=152 }}{{cite web |author= |url=http://mnl.gov.hu/mnl/hml/hirek/es_keszitsetek_szamomra_szentelyt_hogy_kozottuk_lakozzam_volt_egyszer_egy_egri |title="És készítsetek számomra szentélyt, hogy közöttük lakozzam" Volt egyszer egy egri zsinagóga |lang=hu |trans-title="And prepare a sanctuary for me so that I may dwell among them" There was once a synagogue in Eger |work=Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár |date=17 November 2015 |access-date=13 July 2024 }} The form and style were typical of Baumhorn's synagogue architecture, and it bore similarities to the Szeged New Synagogue and the Novi Sad Synagogue.{{Cite web |url=http://www.novisad.rs/eng/synagogue |title=Synagogue |work=City of Novi Sad |date= |access-date=2020-04-13}}

Because of the devastation of the Holocaust and World War II on the local Jewish community, the synagogue became unable to function. Following the war, the building was sold to the Eger city council, which used it as a warehouse. It was demolished in 1967 and no longer exists.{{cite web |author=MÁRTON, BALOGH-EBNER |url=https://ntf.hu/index.php/2017/10/06/muemlekvedelmi-rombolas-eger-belvarosaban/ |title=MŰEMLÉKVÉDELMI ROMBOLÁS EGER BELVÁROSÁBAN |lang=hu |trans-title=MONUMENT PROTECTION DESTRUCTION IN DOWNTOWN EGER |work=NAPI TÖRTÉNELMI FORRÁS |date=2017-10-06 |access-date=14 July 2024 }}

The Hotel Unicornis, named for the unicorn in the Eger coat of arms, stands on the site today.{{Cite web |url=https://hotelunicornis.hu/web/ |title=Hotel Unicornis - Eger |last= |first= |date= |website=hotelunicornis.hu |language=en|url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812005542/https://hotelunicornis.hu/web/ |archive-date=2020-08-12 |access-date=2020-04-11}}