The former synagogue on Mynaiska Street is one of the most striking buildings in Uzhhorod — a late Moorish Revival structure from 1904, designed by Gyula Papp and Ferenc Szabolcs, with a central dome, horseshoe arches, and a façade that still carries the outline of the Star of David on the central balcony. It was built for the city's Ashkenazi Jewish community, which numbered around 18,000 people before the deportations of 1944.
The Soviet government converted it to a concert hall in 1947, stripping the Jewish symbols but leaving the architecture essentially intact. Today it houses the Transcarpathian Philharmonic Orchestra and Transcarpathian Folk Choir. Attending a concert here — the calendar runs through the winter and spring seasons — is one of the best ways to spend an evening in Uzhhorod. The building's history is unavoidable if you know it, which makes the music more affecting, not less.