Obj. ID: 24808
Jewish Architecture Great Synagogue in Plzeň, Czech Republic
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
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Name/Title
Great Synagogue in Plzeň | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1888-1892
Synagogue active dates
Until 1930s, from 1945 until 1973, from 1998
Reconstruction dates
1994-1998, 2022
Artist/ Maker
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
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Documentation / Research project
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Iconographical Subject
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
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Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Synagogue
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
3 (National)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
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Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
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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
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Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
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Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
"Czech Republic: The monumental, twin-towered Great Synagogue in Plzeň (Pilsen) reopens after 3-year renovation," Jewish Heritage Europe, April 8, 2022, https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2022/04/08/czech-republic-plzen-reopens/ (accessed April 10, 2022)
Dorfman, Rivka and Ben-Zion. Synagogues without Jews and the Communities that Built and Used Them (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 2000)
Fiedler, Jiří. Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia (Prague:Sefer, 1991)
Rozkošná, Blanka and Pavel Jakubec. Židovské památky Čech – Jewish Monuments in Bohemia (Brno, 2004)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Synagogue_(Plzeň);
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velk%C3%A1_synagoga_v_Plzni
http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2017/03/27/czech-republic-funds-sought-to-restore-plzen-great-synagogue
http://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2018/08/23/cz-restoration-of-great-synagogue-in-plzen-to-begin-soon-details/
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2022/04/08/czech-republic-plzen-reopens/
Type
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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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