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Old Synagogue in Plzeň
Object Detail

Building Date
1857-1859

Synagogue active dates
Until 1930s

Reconstruction Dates
2001, 2010-2014

Architect/ Maker

Community

Location
Czech Republic | Bohemia | Plzeň
| 80/5 Smetanovy sady St.

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Cultural center

Present Usage Details
exhibit on Jewish customs and traditions

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/Stará_synagoga_v_Plzni http://10hvezd.cz/en/object/plzen/
Fiedler, Jiří. Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia (Prague:Sefer, 1991)

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

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
2012

Remarks

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