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Obj. ID: 761
Jewish Architecture
  Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1994
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Name/Title
Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1949-1951
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
1987, 2004
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
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Location
Turkey | Istanbul
| Galata
Site
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School/Style
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Period
Unknown
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Collection
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Documentation / Research project
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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
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Material Lining
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Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
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Weight
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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

On 6 September, 1986, the synagogue was attacked by terrorists, 25 people killed.


The attack on 1 March, 1992, was thwarted.


A bomb exploaded in front of the synagogue on 15 November, 2003.

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
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Ornamentation
Custom
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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
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Decoration Program
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History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources

Güleryüz, Naim A. and Izzet Keribar. The Synagogues of Istanbul (Istanbul: Gözlem Gazetecilik Basin ve Yayin Aş, 2008)
Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, "The Sephardi Synagogue: The Fusion of Sefardic Jewish Tradition with Ottoman Architectural Forms," in Attilio Petruccioli (ed.), Sefarad: Architettura e urbanistica ebraiche dopo il 1492 (Ferrara, 1992), pp. 129-144, p. 141;
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