Great Synagogue of Stockholm | |
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Swedish: Stockholms stora synagoga | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Wahrendorffsgatan 3A, Norrmalm, Stockholm |
Country | Sweden |
Location of the synagogue in Stockholm | |
Geographic coordinates | 59°19′54.81″N 18°4′27.15″E / 59.3318917°N 18.0742083°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Moorish Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1867 |
Completed | 1870 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 900 seats |
Materials | Brick |
Website | |
jfst | |
Invalid designation | |
Official name | KATTHAVET 5 SYNAGOGAN |
Type | Swedish: Religionsutövning - Synagoga |
Criteria | Anlaggning - Historik |
Designated | 30 September 1991 |
Reference no. | 21300000015873 |
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The Great Synagogue of Stockholm (Swedish: Stockholms stora synagoga, Hebrew: בית הכנסת הגדול של שטוקהולם, lit. 'Bet ha-Knesset ha-Gadol shel Stokholm') is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3A Wahrendorffsgatan, close to the park Kungsträdgården on Norrmalm, in Stockholm, Sweden. The synagogue was designed by Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander in the Moorish Revival style and completed in 1870.[1]
The synagogue was classified as a listed building in 1991.[2]