Tykocin Synagogue

Tykocin Synagogue
The former synagogue, now museum, in 2019
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Abandoned (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
Location2 Kozia Street, Tykocin, Podlaskie Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Tykocin Synagogue is located in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Tykocin Synagogue
Location of the former synagogue,
now museum, in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates53°12′24″N 22°46′02″E / 53.206722°N 22.767250°E / 53.206722; 22.767250
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
Completed1642
MaterialsBrick
[1]

The Tykocin Synagogue is an historic former Jewish synagogue building, located in Tykocin, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.[2] The synagogue was completed in 1643, in the Mannerist-early Baroque style.[3]

Disused as a synagogue during World War II, the building was used for profane purposes, restored during the 1970s, and repurposed as a Jewish museum.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Great Synagogue in Tykocin". Historical synagogues in Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Gruber, Samuel; Myers, Phyllis (November 1995). "Survey of Historic Jewish Monuments in Poland,". Report to the Presidents Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. Jewish Heritage Council World Monuments Fund. pp. 44–5.
  3. ^ Dariusz Stankiewicz. "Tykocin-synagoga" (in Polish). bialystok.jewish.org.pl. Retrieved December 28, 2009.