Synagogue (Svätý Jur)
The synagogue in Svätý Jur , a small Slovak town northeast of Bratislava , was built around 1790. The secular synagogue is privately owned and is in very poor condition.
history
The building was constructed in the late 18th century. It resembles a baroque country mansion in style . Extensive renovations took place in 1876. After the Second World War it came into private ownership and was used as a warehouse. Today it is on the verge of decay.
architecture
A western porch contains the vestibule and above it the women's gallery. This was accessible via an outside stairwell. The large main hall had three arched windows on two floors on the south side facing the street . From the Torah ark on the east side the niche is still preserved. It was flanked by two more large arched windows, above which was an oculus .
During the reconstruction in 1876, further women's galleries were added to the side walls in the south and north, which are supported by cast iron columns. The interior walls were decorated with ornaments in the Moorish style.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Maroš Borský: Synagogue Architecture in Slovakia Towards Creating a Memorial Landscape of Lost Community Dissertation at the University of Jewish Studies Heidelberg 2005, p. 135. All information. Accessed February 16, 2020.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 18.8 " N , 17 ° 12 ′ 49.7" E