New Synagogue of Livorno

New Synagogue of Livorno
Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Livorno
The new synagogue in 2007
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationPiazza Benamozegh 1, Livorno, Tuscany
CountryItaly
New Synagogue of Livorno is located in Tuscany
New Synagogue of Livorno
Location of the synagogue in Tuscany
Geographic coordinates43°32′56″N 10°18′33″E / 43.54889°N 10.30917°E / 43.54889; 10.30917
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Angelo di Castro
  • Angelo Scoccianti
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleModernist
Date established1603 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking1958
Completed1962
MaterialsConcrete
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The New Synagogue of Livorno, or Great Synagogue of Livorno (Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Livorno), is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at Piazza Benamozegh 1, in Livorno, in Tuscany, Italy. Designed in the Modernist style, the synagogue was completed in 1922.[1]

The synagogue replaced the Old Synagogue of Livorno, completed in 1603 and devastated by Nazis in 1944.

  1. ^ a b "New Synagogue in Livorno". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 19, 2024.