Synagogue (Písek)
Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 28.6 ″ N , 14 ° 9 ′ 1.4 ″ E
The synagogue in Písek (German Pisek ), a Czech city in the South Bohemian region , was built in 1871. The secular synagogue between Smetanova and Soukenická streets has been a protected cultural monument since 2001 .
history
The synagogue, built in the Moorish style with neo-Romanesque elements, served the Jewish community as a place of worship until the German occupation in 1939. After the Second World War , the building was used as a warehouse and the prayer room was divided into two floors by a ceiling.
The synagogue has been owned by the Prague Jewish Community since 1995. The renovation of the synagogue in Písek was funded in 2005 by the German-Czech Future Fund (DTZF). The wall paintings in the prayer room are particularly worth mentioning.
See also
Web links
- City of Písek (accessed on January 30, 2013) ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- Rescue and total renovation of the synagogue in Písek (DTZF project) (accessed on January 30, 2013)
