Status quo ante synagogue (Trnava)
The status quo ante synagogue in Trnava , a Slovak city in the Trnava district , was built in 1897. When, in the middle of the 19th century, the Jewish communities in what was then Hungary split into an Orthodox and a neologous faith, there were communities that did not want to join either one or the other. These are known as the status quo ante .
history
The building at Halenárska Street 2 was built according to plans by the Viennese architect Jakob Gartner (1861–1921). After the Second World War and the murder of most of the Jews, it fell into disrepair over the years. In 1990 it was renovated, deliberately keeping visible signs of decay. A few years later an extensive renovation took place, but this approach was deviated from. Today the building houses a center for contemporary art and a JUDAICA exhibition on the women's gallery
architecture
The secular synagogue in the style of historicism was built according to plans by the Viennese architect Jakob Gartner (1861–1921). It has the basic shape of a three-aisled basilica with a raised central nave and upper aisle . The western entrance front mirrors the interior structure with towers on both sides. Inside there are stairs to the women's gallery. They have an octagonal attachment, on which in turn onion domes are attached. There are stone slabs with the Ten Commandments on the gable.
In the style of Reform Judaism, the Bima was not in the middle of the main hall, but near the Torah shrine on the east wall. Bima and Torah shrine are no longer there.
The women's gallery on the south, west and east sides was supported by cast iron columns, which also supported the ceiling of the central nave. Also in the style of Reform Judaism, the gallery was not shielded by screens and grids.
See also
References
- ↑ Renovation (English). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Maroš Borský: Synagogue Architecture in Slovakia Towards Creating a Memorial Landscape of Lost Community Dissertation at the University for Jewish Studies Heidelberg 2005, p. 138. Description. Retrieved November 26, 2019
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Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 41.1 ″ N , 17 ° 35 ′ 24.6 ″ E