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Obj. ID: 25868
Jewish Architecture
  Medieval Synagogue in Worms, Germany - photos of 1999

© Vladimir Levin, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, 1999
Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
Medieval synagogue in Worms | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1174-1175
Active dates
until 1938 (destroyed)
Reconstruction dates
built anew in 1957-1959
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Germany | Rheinland-Pfalz | Worms
| Judengasse, Am Synagogenplatz 4
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
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Documentation / Research project
Unknown
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
Stone
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person

Rashi

Architectural Significance: Style

Seminal synagogue of two-nave layout.

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Column's capital with an inscription alluding to the Jachin and Boaz Columns of the Solomonic Temple.

Urban significance
Part of Jewish quarter
Significance Rating
4 (International)
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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

Alemannia Judaica

Fischbach, Stefan and Ingrid Westerhoff. Synagogen Rheinland-Pfalz-Saarland (Mainz, 2005)
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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