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Ancient Synagogue in Priene
Object Detail
redrawn from the synagogue plan of Priene made by Wiegand, Theodor and Schrader, Hans; published in Priene: Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen und Untersuchungen in den Jahren 1895-1898 Berlin, 1904, fig. 585 on page 480

Building Date
4th-5th century CE

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location

Style
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Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

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
4 (International)

Condition of Building Fabric
E (No return)

Bibliography

Hans Schrader, Theodor Wiegand: Priene. Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen und Untersuchungen in den Jahren 1895–1898. Berlin 1904, pp. 480-481.

Nadine Burkhardt, Mark Wilson: The Late Antique Synagogue in Priene. Its History, Architecture, and Context. In: Gephyra 10, 2013, pp. 169-199


For images, see "Priene Synagogue,"
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priene_Synagogue.

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Photographer
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