| Vidin Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 The reconstructed former synagogue in 2023, repurposed as the Jules Pascin Cultural Centre | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Ownership | Municipality of Vidin |
| Year consecrated | 28 September 1894 |
| Status |
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| Location | |
| Location | Baba Vida Street, Vidin |
| Country | Bulgaria |
  Location of the ruins of the former synagogue in Bulgaria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°59′29″N 22°53′2″E / 43.99139°N 22.88389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | V. Kitov |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Groundbreaking | 1890 |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | North-east |
| Capacity | 1,000 worshipers |
| Length | 36.5 metres (120 ft) |
| Width | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Height (max) | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Dome(s) | Four |
| Dome height (inner) | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Spire(s) | Four |
| Materials | Brick |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The Vidin Synagogue (Bulgarian: Видинска синагога, romanized: Vidinska sinagoga) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, whose ruins are located at Baba Vida Street, in Vidin, in northwest Bulgaria. Designed in the Romanesque Revival and Rundbogenstil styles, the former synagogue was completed in 1894.[1]
A national monument of culture in Vidin, the former Sephardic synagogue is situated in the Kaleto neighbourhood next to the Baba Vida castle and the banks of the Danube. It was the second-largest synagogue in Bulgaria after the Sofia Synagogue.[2]
The building was desecrated during World War II, was in ruins for approximately forty years, subsequently restored, and was repurposed as the Jules Pascin Cultural Centre, named in honour of painter Jules Pascin,[3] that opened in September 2023.
- ^ a b "Synagogue in Vidin". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Vidin Synagogue". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "SIS Group участва в реставрацията на синагога на 129 години в град Видин" [SIS Group participated in the restoration of a 129-year-old synagogue in the city of Vidin] (in Bulgarian). SIS Group. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2024.