Obj. ID: 20168
Jewish Architecture Synagogue in Bydgoszcz-Fordon, Poland
The synagogue was built circa 1770. During WWII the Germans converted it into a cinema, which functioned until 1988. In the 1970s the plan was to convert the building into a culture center. At present it is in ruin. In 2005 the synagogue was transferred free of charge to the Yakiza Cultural Foundation. After the renovation the plan is to organize an alternative art gallery there.
The synagogue building is in the neoclassical style. The main prayer room is covered with the ceiling reinforced with binding joists, which are supported with four pillars. On the eastern wall the recess has been preserved, where the Aron Ha-Kodesh used to be kept.
Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Synagogue in Bydgoszcz-Fordon | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1770 or 1832
Synagogue active dates
Until WWII
Reconstruction dates
1992; 2005; 2013
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
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Location
Site
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School/Style
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Period
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Period Detail
Collection
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Documentation / Research project
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Cultural center
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
2 (Regional)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Bergman, Eleonora and Jan Jagelski, Zachowane synagogi i domy modlitwy w Polsce. Katalog. (Warsaw, 1996), p. 30 with ill.;
Przemysław Burchard, Pamiątki i zabytki kultury Żydowskiej w Polsce (Warszawa, 1990), p. 35;
http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/bydgoszcz/11,synagogues-prayer-houses-and-others/4035,fordon-synagogue-22-bydgoska-street-/
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Object Copyright
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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