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Shakh (Orthodox) Synagogue in Holešov
Object Detail

Building Date
1560

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Czech Republic | Moravia | Holešov
| Příční St.

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

Shakh


Architectural Significance: Style

The synagogue is modeled on Polish synagogues.


Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Wall paintings


Urban significance

Significance Rating
4 (International)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography
Jaroslav Klenovský, Židovské památky Holešova, (Holešov), 1999; Jaroslav Klenovský, Židovské památky Moravy a Slezska, (Era Pubkisher, 2001), p. 182.

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
2014

Remarks

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