Great Synagogue of Vilna
Former synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue.
The Great Synagogue of Vilnius, which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilnius, Lithuania, was built between 1630 and 1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440. Damaged in World War II, it was demolished in 1955–1957 and replaced by a kindergarten and a primary school.
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Great Synagogue of Vilnius | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Ashkenaz |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Vilnius' Old Town, Lithuania |
Geographic coordinates | 54°40′48″N 25°17′05″E |
Architecture | |
Style | Renaissance-Baroque |
Completed | 1572. Rebuilt 1633. |
Demolished | 1955–1957 |
Capacity | 5,000 |
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