The international tender for the construction of the neologic synagogue on the Moyzesova Street in Košice was granted in 1925 to the architect Lajos Kozma from Budapest. The building was completed in 1927 by the building contractors Barkányi brothers.
Location: Košický region / Košice - Staré Mesto
Address: Moyzesova 66, 04001 Košice - Staré Mesto
The international tender for the construction of the neologic synagogue on the Moyzesova Street in Košice was granted in 1925 to the architect Lajos Kozma from Budapest. The building was completed in 1927 by the building contractors Barkányi brothers. The inner hall of the original synagogue corresponds roughly to the great concert hall of the House of Art, nowadays. The non-traditional ellipsoidal cupola is 37 meters high. After the World War II, the building lost its original function and served as a store of grain. Fortunately, this building has now a worthy utilization not contradicting to the genius loci of the former synagogue. In 1962, a new wing was built in the form of a big foyer with dance floor and adjacent cloakrooms, snack bars, reception rooms and with a small hall upstairs. The great hall of the House of Arts has excellent acoustics, and its latest adjustment was made in 1977 when the most modern three-manual organ of that time in Czechoslovakia was installed by the firm Varhany Krnov.
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