Synagogue at Karaimu St. in Biržai
Object Detail
Building Date
1938
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
On the western facade, the raised central part, alluding to the Jerusalem Temple, is preserved.
Present Usage
Dwelling
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
1 (Local)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
Rupeikienė, Marija. A Disappearing Heritage: The Synagogue Architecture of Lithuania. Vilnius: E. Karpavičius Publishers, 2008, p. 168, ill. 142 (design).
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Richard Schofield
Photographer
Photograph Date
2017
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 56.202663, 24.762211