Great Synagogue (Warsaw)

Great Synagogue of Warsaw
Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Warszawie
The former synagogue, in the 1910s
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1878–1943)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationTłomackie street, Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Great Synagogue (Warsaw) is located in Masovian Voivodeship
Great Synagogue (Warsaw)
Location of the destroyed synagogue
in Masovian Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates52°14′41″N 21°00′09″E / 52.244585°N 21.002398°E / 52.244585; 21.002398
Architecture
Architect(s)Leandro Marconi
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleNeoclassical
Groundbreaking1875
Completed1878
DestroyedMay 16, 1943
MaterialsBrick
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The Great Synagogue of Warsaw (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Warszawie) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located on Tłomackie street, in Warsaw, in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Leandro Marconi and completed in the Neoclassical style in 1878, at the time of its opening, it was the largest Jewish house of worship in the world. The grand synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on May 16, 1943.

  1. ^ "Great Synagogue in Warsaw, Poland - Postcard, 1905" (Photograph). The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Center for Jewish Art. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved July 31, 2024.