Great Synagogue (Tel Aviv)
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| Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv (בית כנסת הגדול (תל אביב |
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The synagogue during the 1930s |
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| Location | 110 Allenby Street Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical status | Active Congregation |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Yehuda Megidovitz |
| Architectural type | Synagogue |
| Direction of facade | East |
| Year completed | 1926 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Materials | Concrete, Glass, Steel |
The Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv is located on Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, just east of the Shalom Tower. The building was erected in 1926 and renovated in 1970 with a new external facade of arches.
The synagogue is constructed with a huge dome and magnificent stained glass windows. The glass windows which are replications of windows of synagogues that were destroyed in Europe during the Holocaust.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Great Synagogue (The)". wcities.com. http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,280440/412/record.html. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
Coordinates: 32°03′52″N 34°46′20″E / 32.06444°N 34.77222°E
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