Great Synagogue of Florence | |
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Italian: Tempio Maggiore Israelitico di Firenze | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Via Luigi Carlo Farini 4, Florence, Tuscany |
Country | Italy |
Location of the synagogue in Tuscany | |
Geographic coordinates | 43°46′22″N 11°15′59″E / 43.77278°N 11.26639°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) |
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Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Italian and Moorish Revival |
Date established | 1848 (as a congregation) |
Groundbreaking | 1874 |
Completed | 1882 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | Three |
Materials | Brick |
Website | |
jewishtuscany | |
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The Great Synagogue of Florence (Italian: Tempio Maggiore Israelitico di Firenze) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at Via Luigi Carlo Farini 4, in Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. Designed in the Italian and Moorish Revival styles, the synagogue was completed in 1882.[1]
The synagogue is one of the largest in south-central Europe and was one of the most important synagogues built in Europe in the age of the Jewish emancipation, reached by the Jewish communities living in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1848.
The Jewish Museum of Florence is located inside the synagogue.