| Great Synagogue | |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Judaism |
| Rite: | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Organisational Status: | Synagogue |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Functional Status: | Under restoration |
| Location: | Vulytsya Zaporizʹka, Zhovkva, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast 80300 |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Map Type: | Ukraine |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 50.0833°N 79°W |
| Architect: | Piotr Beber |
| Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
| Funded By: | John III Sobieski |
| General Contractor: | Petro Beber |
| Established: | 1624 |
| Year Completed: | 1692 |
| Date Destroyed: | 1941 |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
The Great Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located on Vulytsya Zaporizʹka, in Zhovkva (Zółkiew), in the Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast, of Ukraine. It was built between 1692 and 1698 with a financial loan from King John III Sobieski, and was hence also known as the Sobieski Shul.
As a fortress synagogue, the building's walls were thick and it had a heavy door.[4]
The building's roof and most of its interior were destroyed during the Holocaust. It was afterwards used as a warehouse. Partial rebuilding was carried out in 1955–1956 and 1992, but the synagogue has continued to deteriorate nonetheless.[5] [6] It was included in the 2000 World Monuments Watch; and an approved restoration plan commenced from 2001.[6]