Nitra Synagogue

Nitra Synagogue

The Nitra Synagogue (Slovak: Synagoga v Nitře) is a historical building in Nitra, Slovakia.[1]

The synagogue was built in 1908-1911 for the Neolog Jewish community. It was designed by Lipót Baumhorn (1860–1932), the prolific Budapest-based synagogue architect. Located [2] in a narrow lane, the building is a characteristic example of Baumhorn's style. A melange of Moorish, Byzantine and Art Nouveau elements, it faces the street with a two-tower façade.

The sanctuary is a domed hall supported by four pillars that also support the women’s gallery. After more than a decade of painstaking restoration by the municipality of Nitra, the building is now used as a center for cultural activities.[3]

The women's gallery houses "The Fate of Slovak Jews" – Slovakia's national Holocaust memorial exhibition. The synagogue serves as a permanent exhibition space for graphic works by the Nitra-born Israeli artist Shraga Weil.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nisys.sk/www/files/documents/29/Synagoga_AJ2.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.slovak-jewish-heritage.org/nitra-synagogue.html
  3. ↑ http://www.memorialmuseums.org/eng/staettens/view/146/Nitra-Synagogue

Coordinates: 48°18′42″N 18°05′11″E / 48.3116°N 18.0863°E / 48.3116; 18.0863

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