Hekhal Haness Synagogue | |
Native Name: | Hebrew: בית הכנסת היכל הנס |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite: | Nusach Sefard |
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Organisational Status: | Synagogue |
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Ownership: | Communauté Israélite de Genève |
Functional Status: | Active |
Location: | Route de Malagnou 54TER, 1208 Geneva, Canton of Geneva |
Country: | Switzerland |
Map Type: | Canton of Geneva |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
Architecture Style: | Modernist |
Funded By: | Nessim Gaon |
Groundbreaking: | 1970 |
Year Completed: | 1972 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Capacity: | 1,200 worshipers |
Materials: | Concrete |
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Footnotes: | [1] |
The Hekhal Haness Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת היכל הנס) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Geneva, in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The largest synagogue in Geneva, the synagogue was severely damaged by a fire on May 24, 2007,[2] attributed to arson.
The synagogue was funded by Nessim Gaon, a Swiss businessman.[3]