Choral Temple (Bucharest) Explained

Choral Temple
Native Name:ro|Templul Coral
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Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Judaism
Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Functional Status:Active
Location:9-11 Sf. Vineri Street, Bucharest
Country:Romania
Map Type:Bucharest
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Architecture Style:Moorish Revival
Groundbreaking:1864
Year Completed:1866
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Materials:Brick
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The Choral Temple (ro|Templul Coral) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 9-11 Sf. Vineri Street, in Bucharest, Romania. Designed in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1866.

History

Designed by Enderle and Freiwald and built between 1864 and 1866, it is a very close copy of Vienna's Leopoldstadt-Tempelgasse Great Synagogue, which had been built in 1855–1858. The synagogue was devastated by the far-right Legionaries in January 1941, but was then restored after World War II, in 1945. The main hall was recently refurbished, and re-opened in 2015. The synagogue is still hosts daily religious services in the small hall, being one of the few active synagogues in the city and in Romania.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choral Temple in Bucharest . Historic Synagogues of Europe . . n.d. . 29 August 2024 .
  2. Book: Krinsky, Carol Herselle . Carol Herselle Krinsky . 1996 . Synagogues in Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning . . 0486290786 . .