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Standing resilient for over 150 years, the Dohány Street Synagogue is one of the largest Jewish houses of worship on the planet.
150多年屹立不倒的煙草街猶太教堂是世界上規模最大的猶太教堂之一。
This is Hungary's great synagogue.
這座教堂就是匈牙利猶太大教堂。
The synagogue was constructed in the 1850s.
教堂建于19世紀50年代。
Its architect settled on a distinctly Moorish look in the building's design,
建筑師決定在教堂的設計中融入典型的摩爾風格，
combining elements of North African and Central European architecture.
便借鑒了北非和中歐的建筑元素。
Inside this monumental space is a capacity for nearly 3,000 worshipers,
這個巨大的內堂可以容納近3000名朝拜者，
making it the largest synagogue in Europe and one of the largest working synagogues in the world.
是歐洲最大的猶太教堂，也是世界上仍在使用的最大的猶太會堂之一。
The synagogue has hosted concerts with classical legends like Franz Liszt.
這座教堂曾承辦過像弗朗茨·李斯特等古典音樂傳奇的音樂會。
And in modern times the chambers still fills to standing room only for performances.
在現代，這些房間仍然只供表演用。
But it wasn't always celebrations behind these walls.
然而，這些高墻背后并非總在上演歡樂的慶典。
The building suffered and survived bombings and occupation by the Nazis.
這座建筑也遭到過納粹的轟炸和占領，但最終幸存了下來 。
And it was heavily damaged when the Soviet Union retook the city near the end of World War II.
只是當蘇聯在第二次世界大戰末期奪回這座城市時教堂已經遭到了嚴重的破壞。
The story of the synagogue's worshipers and the Jews of Europe at large is preserved throughout the complex.
整個建筑群到處都保留著從前的禮拜者以及幾乎整個歐洲的猶太人的故事。
It is home to a Jewish museum, a Jewish cemetery, and a sobering memorial to the atrocities of the holocaust.
整個建筑群包括一個猶太博物館，一個猶太墓地，以及一個警醒世人的大屠殺紀念館。
This great synagogue both reminds us of darkness and inspires us to hope as we look forward into the future.
這座偉大的猶太教堂既提醒著我們銘記黑暗的歷史，又激勵我們在展望未來時充滿希望。
