Great Synagogue in Bucharest

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.

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Key Features

  • Architecture

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Choral Temple

The Choral Temple was constructed between 1864 and 1866 as a copy of Vienna’s Leopoldstadt-Tempelgasse Great Synagogue, and it was designed by Enderle and Freiwald. The synagogue was damaged in World War II but was restored in 1945. The main hall was recently refurbished in 2015. It is still an active synagogue with daily services.

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