#153/365 The dome

The old synagogue just a few metres away from yesterday's location.

#116/365 Shelter

Spring normally doesn't last too long over here. The nice spring weather lasted only few weeks, and then  summer took over! The sun was blazing and I took a brief moment to shelter from the heat in the Inst. of Science and Tech., the former Synagogue. The air was cool and completely not affected by the heat outside..ah, nice!

#29/365 Break time

Break time means smoke time even though freezing cold.

We're right outside the Institute of Science and Technology, formerly the synagogue. By the white ribbon on the guy's jacket, I'm guessing the two are students of the Institute. While the  pink hair girl has the most interesting bunny hat :)

#11/365 Past and Present

The former synagogue is standing tall still; but it was a different story on July 8th 1911, when an earthquake shaken the town where many buildings suffered damages. 

Even more majestic

I have posted on this synagogue many times before, but not from this angle.

You can learn some background stories of this structure from my posts Post WWII Synagogue and  Night of the Museums

Múzeumok Éjszakája 2012 ( Night of the Museums )

This year's first stop for us was The neolog Synagogue (1871) but currently functions as House of science and technology. You can also find copies of Michelangelo's fifteen statues here On our way to the next destination, we heard the choir from The Evangelic Church, so we paused a bit to listen to the beautiful concert. Next destination was The Greek Orthodox church (1824 & 1829). Kecskemét used to be the Greek metropolis of the Danube-Tisza region. At the end of the 17th century Greek merchants settled in the town and they built this church between 1824 and 1829. Look at those wood carvings! Q&A at the Greek Orthodox Church. The atmosphere was very informal :) Seating in the Greek Orthodox church is different from most churches that it is not set in rows but instead around the walls of the church. Visitors listening to the guardian of church. Last stop, and also my favourites of all, The Museum of Hungarian Naive Artists (1976). This place housed the largest collection of naive fine arts in Hungary. Mainly parents like to bring their children here.

Aside from the usual artifacts, Artist www.guido-vedovato.it is exhibiting his work in one of the galleries until August 2012. His work is just fascinatingly vibrant!

Obviously, there are many more museums in Kecskemét but we chose only 3 this time. We figured that this is an annual event that we'll visit others in the coming years. So, stay tune :)

Post WWII synagogue

This synagogue is no longer a place of worship due to it was unclaimed after WWII ; therefore, it is currently use as a conference centre and café.

It is one of the majestic landmarks in Kecskemét across the street from Cifra Palota on Szabadság square. According to the town's guide, the building was built between 1864 and 1871 in moorish-style