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Obj. ID: 1653  Great Synagogue in Fălticeni, Romania

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 2010

The Great Synagogue in Fălticeni is a monumental construction with area of about 600 square meters. The synagogue was built in 1868 according to the date on the Torah Ark. The walls of the synagogue dissected by pilasters and decorated by cornice. The entrance to the synagogue on the north side artistically elaborated. A balcony situated above the entrance. The west wall of the synagogue adorned with a large balcony. The place of Torah Ark on the eastern wall pointed by round window. The synagogue is decorated with large semi-circular windows. 

For the interior of the main prayer hall see:

For the interior of the small prayer hall see:

 

 

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Great Synagogue in Fălticeni | Unknown
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Object Detail
Date
1868
Synagogue active dates
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
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Community
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Location
Romania | Moldavia | Fălticeni
| 149 Ana Ipătescu St.
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Custom
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Bibliography

Streja A., and Schwarz L., The Synagogue in Romania, (The Hasefer Publishing House), 2009, p.120-122;

Khaimovich, Boris, The Work of Our Hands to Glorify: Murals of Beit Tfilah Benymin Synagogue in Chernovits (Kiev: Spirit and Letter, 2008), p. 112-113.

https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2021/06/16/romania-falticeni/

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Documenter
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Researcher
Boris Khaimovich | 2014
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconsdivuction
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