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    Synagogue architecture often follows styles in vogue at the place and time of construction. There is no set blueprint for synagogues and architectural...
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    Moorish Revival spread around the globe as a preferred style of synagogue architecture for a long period until the early 20th century. In Spain, the country...
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    synagogue's Viennese architect, Ludwig Förster, believed that no distinctively Jewish architecture could be identified, and thus chose "architectural...
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    A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It is a place for prayer (the main sanctuary and sometimes...
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    Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
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    Wooden synagogues are an original style of vernacular synagogue architecture that emerged in the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The style developed...
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    The Great Synagogue of Rome (Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Roma) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at Lungotevere de' Cenci...
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  • This is a list of notable synagogues in the United States. Temple Beth-El, Anniston Temple Beth-El, Birmingham Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham Knesseth Israel...
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    "Old-New Synagogue". synagogue.cz. p. 15. Retrieved 25 September 2022. Krinsky, Carol Herselle (1996). Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning...
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    style of synagogue architecture in the United Kingdom, and a synagogue emulating its design can be found in Sydney, Australia. Princes Road Synagogue came...
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    The Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca (Spanish: Sinagoga de Santa María La Blanca, lit. 'Synagogue of Saint Mary the White'), also known as the Ibn Shoshan...
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    less elaborate synagogue. It is one of the finest surviving pieces of religious architecture in the art nouveau style. The former synagogue was designated...
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    The Great Synagogue (Czech: Velká synagoga, Hebrew: בית הכנסת הגדול בפילסן) is a traditional Czech Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Plzeň...
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    The Synagogue of El Tránsito (Spanish: Sinagoga del Tránsito), also known as the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi or Halevi, is a former Jewish congregation...
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    the new synagogue, the lot in central Sofia had been occupied by an older synagogue. One of the architectural monuments of Sofia, the synagogue, located...
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    century and their first synagogue completed in 1766. The current synagogue was completed in 1833 and is defined by its unique architecture around the Ark. During...
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    Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe. The synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was...
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    Italy portal Architecture portal Historic synagogues History of the Jews in Italy List of synagogues in Italy List of oldest synagogues in the world Binder...
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    indicating that synagogues additionally functioned as a communal centres. Some modern-day synagogue architects have relied upon synagogue architecture in ancient...
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    The Portuguese Synagogue, also known as the Esnoga, or Snoge, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Mr. Visserplein 3 in Central...
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    Interior Plan of the synagogue (I-Men's synagogue. II-Women's Synagogue. III-Lobby. IV-Rashikopelle) Germany portal Judaism portal Architecture portal History...
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    area they were to work on. Judaism regards the Torah ark, a place in a synagogue where the Torah scrolls are kept, as a miniature Holy of Holies. The exact...
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    The Paravur Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת פראבור; Malayalam: പറവൂർ ജൂതപള്ളി), also known as the Parur Synagogue, is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation...
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    The Hurva Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת החורבה, romanized: Beit ha-Knesset ha-Hurva, lit. 'The Ruin Synagogue'), also known as Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid...
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    Architecture of cathedrals and great churches Synagogue architecture Timeline of architecture Timeline of architectural styles Parametricism Hans Erich Kubach...
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    the synagogue is one of the most characteristic works of Hungarian synagogue architecture before World War I. The complex includes the synagogue, beit...
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    / 9.95722; 76.25944 The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue (Malayalam: പരദേശി ജൂതപള്ളി) is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town...
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    Szeged Synagogue (Hungarian: Szegedi zsinagóga), also called the Great Synagogue and the New Synagogue, is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located...
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    The Pinkas Synagogue (Czech: Pinkasova synagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Široká 3, in the Jewish Town of Prague, in...
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    The Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg), in the state of Bavaria...
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