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The Great Synagogue of Bayreuth is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1759. The synagogue was restored in 1964-65 and 2012. Decommissioned during the Second World War, this baroque stone synagogue was reactivated after the war.

The Great Synagogue in Berestechko is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 1827 and 1885 by the architect Konstantin Rasturkhanov. This Baroque Survival brick building now serves as an office. According to the tourist guide of 1929, the exterior of the synagogue was decorated with paintings.

The Great Synagogue of Berezhany is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1718 but rebuilt around 1900. This brick building in Baroque Survival style is now abandoned.

The Great Synagogue in Brailiv is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1904. In use until the 1930s, this brick synagogue has been transformed into an office building.

The Great Synagogue in Bucharest is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1846-47 by architects Israil Herș and Asher Ancel. This brick building in the Neo-Classical style now serves as a museum.

The Great Synagogue in Busk is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in the second half of the 19th century. The synagogue has been restored after 1944. This Baroque Survival building now serves as a church.

The Great Synagogue in Bykhov was built in the 17th century, and reconstructed later in the 18th century. It is one of the best preserved synagogues in Belarus. Around the year 1990 the building was abandoned. The documentation undertaken in 1993 lead to the discovery of the remains of stucco decoration and paintings in the dome of the bimah support. The only preserved painting was a depiction of a vase located on one of the piers of the bimah.

The Great Synagogue in Chęciny is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1638. It was restored in 1905 and in the 1950s. This Baroque brick building has been transformed into a House of Culture.

The Great Synagogue in Chernivtsi is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1853. The synagogue is in Neo-Classical and Baroque Survival style.

The Great Synagogue in Chortkiv is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1771. The synagogue has wall paintings from 1921. The Baroque stone building is now abandoned. The prayer hall of the synagogue was decorated witht the depictions of the Four animals (a tiger, an eagle, a dear, and a lion). The running inscription הוי עז כנמר וקל כנשר רץ כצבי וגיבור כארי (be strong as the leopard and swift as the eagle, fleet as the gazelle and brave as the lion, Mishnah Avot5:20) corresponds to the images. Other mural paintings included The Jaffo Gate in Jerusalem (Tower of David), The Western Wall, כרם היה לידידי, and Rachel's Tomb. On the western wall there were two paintings with frames to the memory of perished in pogroms. Among the prayers written on the walls were אבינו מלכינו, ויהי בנסוע הארון, ספירת העומר, מזמור שיר ליום שבת. On the ceiling the Zodiac signs were depicted. In the windows of the east wall there were stained glass.