Synagogue in Samokov
Object Detail
Building Date
1855-1860
Synagogue active dates
Until 1948
Reconstruction Dates
Built: 1854; Decorated: 1858-1860; Restored: 1971-1975; Ruined by Fire: 1975
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The construction was financed by the Arie family (see CJA object 6776).
There are similarities in style between the local Barkjali Mosque and the synagogue.
Condition
Present Usage
Abandoned
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
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
D (Very bad)
Bibliography
Harbova, Margarita, Tri khrama tri religii: edna zemia, narichana b"lgarska (Sofia, 1999), pp. 203, 205, ill. 112 on p. 209-plan, ill. 15 after p. 120.
Hazan, Elko, The Concise Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities and their Synagogues in Bulgaria (Sofia: Kamea Design, 2012), pp. 102-11 with ills.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
1998
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 42.341835, 23.559101