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Sarajevo Synagogue | |
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Bosnian: Sinagoga u Sarajevu | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Hamdije Kreševljakovića, 59 Quartier de Drvenjia, Sarajevo |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Location of the synagogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Geographic coordinates | 43°51′23″N 18°25′30″E / 43.856406822117656°N 18.425116086469778°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Karel Pařík |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Moorish Revival |
Date established | Late 19th-century |
Completed | 1902 |
Dome(s) | 4 |
Official name | Ashkenazi synagogue, the historic monument |
Type | Category II cultural property |
Criteria | A, C iii.iv.v., D iii.iv., E i.ii.iii.iv.v, G iii.vi., H i.ii. |
Designated | July 6, 2006 (decision No. 07.1-2-126/06-4) |
Reference no. | 2844 |
List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
The Sarajevo Synagogue (Serbo-Croatian: Sinagoga u Sarajevu, Синагога у Сарајеву) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on the south bank of the river Miljacka, in Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The synagogue was constructed in 1902 and is the only functioning synagogue in Sarajevo today. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.