Medieval Synagogue (La Maison sublime) in Rouen
Object Detail
Building Date
early 12th century
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Stone
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Found in 1976, classified as a historic monument in 1977
Condition
Present Usage
Museum
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
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Blumenkranz, Bernhard. "La synagogue de Rouen (env. 1100)," Archives Juives: Cahiers de la commission française des archives juives 13 (1977), no. 3, pp. 37-44
Duval, Georges. "Découverte d'un monumant hébraïque roman," Le Palais de Justice de Rouen ([Rouen], n.d)
Golb, Norman. "Localisation de l'ancienne académie juive et de la synagogue monumentale," Le Palais de Justice de Rouen ([Rouen], n.d).
Jarrassé, Dominique, "Synagogues françaises du Moyen Âge à 1939," Monuments historiques, no. 191 (février 1994) (La patrimoine juif français): 45-52, p. 48.
Tanguy, Jacques. "Le "monument juif" de Rouen," Monuments historiques, no. 191 (février 1994): La patrimoine juif français, pp. 19-22
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Raisa Burshtein
Photographer
Photograph Date
2025
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 49.442539, 1.091611