Hoofd Synagogue in Bruxelles
Object Detail
Building Date
1875-1878
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
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
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Daniel Dratwa, Les Batisseurs de synagogues: 1865-1914 (Bruxelles, 1991);
Daniel Dratwa, "De synagoge in België: geschiedenis en cultuur," Monumenten en landschappen (Brussel), vol. 12, no. 1 (Januari-februari 1993), p. 11;
Jo Braeken, "Beth Haknesset: synagogen in België, 1865-1914," Monumenten en landschappen (Brussel), vol. 12, no. 1 (Januari-februari 1993), pp. 21-26 with ills.;
Carol Herselle Krinsky, Synagogues of Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning (New York, 1985), pp. 254-256 with ill.;
La Grande Synagogue de Bruxelles: Contributions à l'histoire des Juifs de Bruxelles, 1878-1978 (Bruxelles, 1978), with ills.
Short Name
Full Name
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Biography
Photograph Copyright
Vladimir Levin
Photographer
Photograph Date
2015
Remarks
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