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On the Synagogue by Lip\u00f3t Baumhorn in Szeged
\nFootnotes of a doctoral thesis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Text and photos: \u00c1gnes Ivett Oszk\u00f3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lip\u00f3t Baumhorn was one of the most fertile architects of synagogues not only in historic Hungary but also in Europe in the \u201ebelle \u00e9poque\u201d. However, he was also active for more than a decade even after World War I. From 1886 on, he worked on designs of synagogues, starting with that of Esztergom, whilst in the early 1890s he left \u00d6d\u00f6n Lechner\u2019s team to work on his own or to sometimes team up with a fellow architect. As a result, he designed yet another 25 synagogues and 52 non-sacred building as well. My doctoral thesis on the genre-specific characteristics of synagogues brought me to several recognitions, one of them being the connection between the floor-plans, the structure and the ritual functions, which is underlined and emphasised with the interior decoration scheme in some synagogues. The history and everyday life of the Jewry in Szeged, Gy\u00f6ngy\u00f6s, in Bethlen Square in Budapest is illustrated in the symbolic plants and objects of the glass windows. However, in one of his buildings, the synagogue in Szeged the ceiling ornamentation as well as the garden also convey meanings. This study surveys the relevant contents and forms by revealing the correlations of structure and message. <\/p>\n

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