New Synagogue of Livorno | |
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Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Livorno | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Piazza Benamozegh 1, Livorno, Tuscany |
Country | Italy |
Location of the synagogue in Tuscany | |
Geographic coordinates | 43°32′56″N 10°18′33″E / 43.54889°N 10.30917°E |
Architecture | |
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Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Modernist |
Date established | 1603 (as a congregation) |
Groundbreaking | 1958 |
Completed | 1962 |
Materials | Concrete |
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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.