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Synagogue in Lucerne
Object Detail

Building Date
1912

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker

Community
Ashkenazi
| Jüdische Gemeinde Luzern

Location
Switzerland | Lucerne (Canton) | Luzern (Lucerne)
| Bruchstrasse 51 / Kasimir-Pfyffer-Strasse

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

We are grateful to Dr. Ron Epstein for supplying us with information about this building.


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
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography
Martin Fröhlich, "Langhaus oder Zentralbau?", Kunst + Architektur in der Schweiz 56: 2 (February 2005), pp. 26-33. Jacques Picard, Ron Epstein, "Synagogen - zwischen religiöser Funktion and räumlicher Inszenierung", Kunst + Architektur in der Schweiz 56: 2 (February 2005), pp. 6-13.

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
200?

Remarks

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