Gothenburg Synagogue

Göthenburg Synagogue
Swedish: Göteborgs synagoga
The façade of the synagogue, in 2010
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationÖstra Larmgatan 12, near Drottningtorget, Gothenburg, Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County
CountrySweden
Gothenburg Synagogue is located in Västra Götaland
Gothenburg Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Västra Götaland County
Geographic coordinates57°42′20″N 11°58′21″E / 57.70556°N 11.97250°E / 57.70556; 11.97250
Architecture
Architect(s)August Krüger
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival
Completed1855
Specifications
Capacity300 seats
Dome(s)Four
MaterialsBrick
Website
judiskaforsamlingen.se/synagogan.php
(in Swedish)
Invalid designation
Official nameGÖTEBORGS SYNAGOGA
TypeSwedish: Religionsutövning - Synagoga
CriteriaAnlaggning - Historik
Designated2 July 1999
Reference no.21300000007987
[1][2]

The Gothenburg Synagogue (Swedish: Göteborgs synagoga) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Östra Larmgatan 12, near Drottningtorget, Gothenburg, in the municipality of Göteborg, in the Västra Götaland County of Sweden. The synagogue was designed by August Krüger in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1855,[1][3][4] and has 300 seats.

The synagogue was classified as a listed building in 1999.[2][5]

  1. ^ a b "Synagogue in Göteborg". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Göteborg kn, INOM VALLGRAVEN 3:7 GÖTEBORGS SYNAGOGA". Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) (in Swedish). July 2, 1999. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Synagogue: Göteborg". Synagogues360. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Judiska Församlingen". TotallyJewishTravel. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Norrköping Synagogue". Listed buildings in Sweden. Swedish National Heritage Board. October 2, 1978. Retrieved June 17, 2017.