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  Old Synagogue in Plzeň, Czech Republic

© Ladislav Faigl (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons, Photographer: Ladislav Faigl, 2012

Samuel D. Gruber wrote on his blog about this synagogue:

Jews were expelled from Plzen in 1504 and only allowed to return in the 19th century. The Romanesque-style Old Synagogue was built in 1857-59 in the courtyard of 80/5 Stephen’s Square (today’s Smetana Park). Though impressive - it was not visible from the street. Architect M. Stelzer designed the substantial structure that was built by W. Wiesner. The rectangular building has a footprint of 20 x 14 m. and is 12 meters high.

The former synagogue is now one of the Ten Stars Revitalization of Jewish Monuments in the Czech Republic project, and it has been beautifully restored and houses the exhibition "Jewish Customs and Traditions." 

Source: http://samgrubersjewishartmonuments.blogspot.com/2018/07/where-were-women-example-of-plzens-old.html

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Old Synagogue in Plzeň | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
1857-1859
Active dates
Until 1930s
Reconstruction dates
2001, 2010-2014
Artist/ Maker
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Community type
Congregation
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Location
Czech Republic | Bohemia | Plzeň
| 80/5 Smetanovy sady St.
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Brick
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Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Cultural center
Present Usage Details
exhibit on Jewish customs and traditions
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
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3 (National)
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Custom
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Sources

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://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stará_synagoga_v_Plzni http://10hvezd.cz/en/object/plzen/
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