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Medieval synagogue in Worms
Object Detail

Building Date
1174-1175

Synagogue active dates
until 1938 (destroyed)

Reconstruction Dates
built anew in 1957-1959

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Germany | Rheinland-Pfalz | Worms
| Judengasse, Am Synagogenplatz 4

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Synagogue

Present Usage Details

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person
Rashi

Architectural Significance: Style
Seminal synagogue of two-nave layout.

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Column's capital with an inscription alluding to the Jachin and Boaz Columns of the Solomonic Temple

Urban significance
Part of Jewish quarter

Significance Rating
4 (International)

Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)

Bibliography
http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/worms_synagoge.htm

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
7.2017

Remarks

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