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Zülfaris (Kal Kadoş Galata) Synagogue in Istanbul
Object Detail
From 2001 - Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews

Building Date
1823

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates
1890, 1904

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Turkey | Istanbul
| Beyoğlu, 39 Büyük Hendek St.

Style
Unknown|

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Museum

Present Usage Details
Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews

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
Esther Juhasz, "Synagogues" in idem (ed.), Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire: Aspects of Material Culture (Jerusalem, 1990), pp. 36-59
Güleryüz, Naim A. and Izzet Keribar. The Synagogues of Istanbul (Istanbul: Gözlem Gazetecilik Basin ve Yayin Aş, 2008)

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Photograph Date
1994

Remarks

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