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Synagogue in Basel
Object Detail

Building Date
1866-1868

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates
1892 (by Reber), 1908 (by Stehlin)

Community

Location
Switzerland | Basel-Stadt (Canton) | Basel
| 2 Eulerstr./24 Leimenstr.

Style

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Synagogue

Present Usage Details

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person

Architectural Significance: Style

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance

Significance Rating
4 (International)

Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)

Bibliography
Jacques Picard, Ron Epstein, "Synagogen - zwischen religiöser Funktion and räumlicher Inszenierung", Kunst + Architektur in der Schweiz 56: 2 (February 2005), p. 7 with ills., p. 8; Martin Fröhlich, "Langhaus oder Zentralbau?", Kunst + Architektur in der Schweiz 56: 2 (February 2005), p. 28; http://synagogues360.org/synagogues.php?ident=switzerland_001

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Full Name
Volume
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Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
2012

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