Obj. ID: 32712
Jewish Architecture Great Synagogue (Temple) in Brăila, Romania
The Great Synagogue, which in the early twentieth century was called the Choral Temple, after the example of the Choral Temple in Bucharest. It was established in 1835, while the present building was apparently erected in 1862. It is situated at Petru Maior Street, 100 meters from the main street of the town. The simple rectangular building is oriented towards the east, so that it faces the street with its southeast corner.
A rectangular prayer hall is surrounded by women’s galleries on the three sides. The Torah ark is preceded by a platform, on which a table for reading the Torah stands.The most interesting feature of the synagogue is a roof lantern in the middle of the prayer hall. Its placement may suggest that originally the bimah was situated at the center of the hall, under the lantern, and only later, probably in the early twentieth century, it was moved near the Torah ark.
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