Synagogue in Córdoba
Object Detail
Building Date
1315
Synagogue active dates
until 1492
Reconstruction Dates
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Location
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Stone
Summary and Remarks
According to the dedicatory inscription, the synagogue was built or refurbished in 1315 by Isaac Makheb.
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Preserved synagogue from before the Expusion of 1492.
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Maimonides
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
4 (International)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Ben Dov, Meir. Batei kneset bi-sefarad (Jerusalem, 1989)
Markman, Sydney David. Jewish Remnants in Spain: Wanderings in a Lost World (Meza, Arizona, 2003), pp. 82-89.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Vladimir Levin
Photographer
Photograph Date
2016
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 37.879646, -4.783336