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Löwenstrasse Synagogue in Zürich
Object Detail
Building Date
1883-1884
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1936, 1952, and 1993 (by Bernard San, Michael Berlowitz and Ron Epstein)
Community
Ashkenazi
| Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ)
Location
Switzerland | Zürich (Canton) | Zürich
| Löwenstrasse 12 / Nüschelerstrasse 36
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
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagoge_Z%C3%BCrich_L%C3%B6wenstrasse
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photographer
Photograph Date
2011
Remarks
Obj. No. 23212
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