Jubilejni synagoga - Prague - Czech
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Jubilee Synagogue is also known as the Jerusalem Synagogue because of its location on Jerusalem Street.
Waymark Code: WM60CR
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/11/2009
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It was built in 1906, designed by Wilhelm Stiassny and named in honor of the silver Jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. The synagogue is designed in Moorish Revival form with Art Nouveau decoration, especially in the interior. It was lately renovated and still serves religious purposes.
The synagogue preserves inscribed plaques removed from the former Zigeuner synagogue, demolished by the urban renewal campaign that was the cause of the building of the Jubilee synagogue.
The facade and form of the synagogue are a hybridized blend of Moorish revival and art nouveau, with keyhole arches on the facade and columns supporting the women's galleries in a three-bay building. The mudejar red-and-white coursing of the stone facade is particularly striking. Inside, the Moorish elements are overlaid with brilliantly painted Art nouveau patterning.
Status: Active house of prayer
Denomination/Group: Orthodox
Address:
Jerusalémská 7
Prague, Czech republic
110 00
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