Great Synagogue of Warsaw | |
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Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Warszawie | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism (former) |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1878–1943) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Tłomackie street, Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Masovian Voivodeship | |
Geographic coordinates | 52°14′41″N 21°00′09″E / 52.244585°N 21.002398°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Leandro Marconi |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | 1875 |
Completed | 1878 |
Destroyed | May 16, 1943 |
Materials | Brick |
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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.