Obj. ID: 6774 Synagogue in Samokov, Bulgaria
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Name/Title
Synagogue in Samokov | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Date
1855-1860
Synagogue active dates
Until 1948
Reconstruction dates
Built: 1854; Decorated: 1858-1860; Restored: 1971-1975; Ruined by Fire: 1975
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
Congregation
Unknown|
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Period
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Brick
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Extant
Yes
Documented by CJA
Yes
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Abandoned
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
D (Very bad)
Architectural Significance type
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)
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
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.
Main Surveys & Excavations
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
Type
Original
Documenter
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Researcher
me | 1515
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconsdivuction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Object Copyright
Negative/Photo. No.