Lisbon Synagogue (Synagogue Shaaré Tikvah) | |
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Portuguese: Sinagoga Portuguesa Shaaré Tikvah | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 59 Rua Alexandre Herculano, Santo António, Lisbon |
Country | Portugal |
Location of the synagogue in Lisbon | |
Geographic coordinates | 38°43′13.2″N 9°9′12.1″W / 38.720333°N 9.153361°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Bak Gordon Arquitectos |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
General contractor | Pereira de Campos |
Groundbreaking | 1902 |
Completed | 1904 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | East |
Materials | Brick |
Website | |
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The Lisbon Synagogue, formally the Synagogue Shaaré Tikvah, (Portuguese: Sinagoga Portuguesa Shaaré Tikvah; Hebrew: שערי תקווה, lit. 'Gates of Hope') is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 59 Rua Alexandre Herculano, in the civil parish of Santo António, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.
The synagogue was completed in 1904 in a mix of the Romanesque Revival and Byzantine Revival styles.[1]