Obj. ID: 8589 Central Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Name/Title
Central Synagogue in Sofia | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Date
1905-1909
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Period
Period Detail
Gross Family Collection No.
Category
Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
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Length
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Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Hallmark
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Extant
Yes
Documented by CJA
Yes
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
One of rare Sephardi synagogues built in Neo-Moorish style.
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
4 (International)
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
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
http://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2018/01/14/bulgaria-repairs-carried-out-on-sofia-synagogue
Harbova, Margarita, Tri khrama tri religii: edna zemia, narichana b"lgarska (Sofia, 1999), pp. 203-204, 207-8, ill. 109-plans, ill. 3 on p. 10, ill. 1, 9 & 15 after p. 120.
Hazan, Elko, The Concise Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities and their Synagogues in Bulgaria (Sofia: Kamea Design, 2012), pp. 120-155 with ills..
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Architectural Drawings
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