Satu Mare Synagogue

Satu Mare Synagogue
Romanian: Templul Mare din Satu Mare
The synagogue façade, in 2007
Religion
AffiliationNeolog Judaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location4 Decebal Street, Satu Mare, Transylvania
CountryRomania
Satu Mare Synagogue is located in Satu Mare County
Satu Mare Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Satu Mare
Geographic coordinates47°47′27″N 22°52′28″E / 47.7908°N 22.8745°E / 47.7908; 22.8745
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
Completed1870
MaterialsBrick
Official nameSatu Mare: Ansamblul sinagogii / Sinagogă
TypeMonumente de arhitectură
Reference no.SM-II-a-B-05207 / .01
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The Satu Mare Synagogue (Romanian: Templul Mare din Satu Mare), also known as the Decebal Street Synagogue, is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4 Decebal Street, in Satu Mare, Transylvania, Romania.

The synagogue is included on the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania.[2]

Designed in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1870.[1] It has a tripartite façade, with the prayer house and the temple beside the facade.[3] In 2004, a Holocaust memorial was dedicated in the synagogue's courtyard.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Great Temple in Satu Mare". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2015: Județol Satu Mare" (PDF). Ministerul Culturii (in Romanian). Guvernul României. 2018. p. 2228. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Satu Mare Synagogue" (in Romanian). June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  4. ^ "Satu-Mare, Romania". Holocaust Survivors 45 Aid Society. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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