Great Synagogue of Stockholm

Great Synagogue of Stockholm
Swedish: Stockholms stora synagoga
The façade of the synagogue, in 2012
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationWahrendorffsgatan 3A, Norrmalm, Stockholm
CountrySweden
Great Synagogue of Stockholm is located in Stockholm
Great Synagogue of Stockholm
Location of the synagogue in Stockholm
Geographic coordinates59°19′54.81″N 18°4′27.15″E / 59.3318917°N 18.0742083°E / 59.3318917; 18.0742083
Architecture
Architect(s)Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
Groundbreaking1867
Completed1870
Specifications
Capacity900 seats
MaterialsBrick
Website
jfst.se (in Swedish)
Invalid designation
Official nameKATTHAVET 5 SYNAGOGAN
TypeSwedish: Religionsutövning - Synagoga
CriteriaAnlaggning - Historik
Designated30 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]

  1. ^ a b "Great Synagogue in Stockholm". 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 "Stockholm kn, KATTHAVET 5 SYNAGOGAN". Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) (in Swedish). September 30, 1991. Retrieved August 31, 2024.