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Synagogue in Hradec Králové
Object Detail

Building Date
1904-1905

Synagogue active dates
Until WWII

Reconstruction Dates
After 1960

Architect/ Maker

Community

Location
Czech Republic | Bohemia | Hradec Králové
| Corner of Pospíšilova St. and Československé armády

Style

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

The design of the synagogue refers to the Temple of Solomon and the reconstruction of the Temple made by Charles Chipiez. 


Condition

Present Usage
Cultural center

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
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagoga_v_Hradci_Králové
Fiedler, Jiří. Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia (Prague:Sefer, 1991)

Kravtsov, Sergey. “Reconstruction of the Temple by Charles Chipiez and Its Applications in Architecture.” Ars Judaica, no. 4 (2008): 25–42., https://www.academia.edu/470975/_Reconstruction_of_the_Temple_by_Charles_Chipiez_and_Its_Applications_in_Architecture_ (accessed March 24, 2025)

Rozkošná, Blanka and Pavel Jakubec. Židovské památky Čech – Jewish Monuments in Bohemia (Brno, 2004)

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Full Name
Volume
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Photographer
Photograph Date
2024

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