Tempel Synagogue is not only a major place of worship, but also a booming center of Jewish culture, which hosts numerous concerts and meetings, especially during the Festival.
The Moorish Revival building was designed by Ignacy Hercok, and built in 1860–1862 along Miodowa Street. The temple, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings, is designed on the pattern of the Leopoldstädter Tempel, in Vienna, Austria. At the time the synagogue was built, Kraków was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The richly finished interior is adorned with dense patterns painted in many colors and copious amounts of gold leaf, but the patterns, with the exception of the exquisite Moorish design on the ceiling, are not stylistically Moorish. The arch over the Aron Kodesh with its pattern of alternating tall and short houses is more in the style of Polish folk art than anything Islamic. The Aron Kodesh is covered by a gold-leaf dome that evokes the dome over the Sigismund Chapel in the nearby Wawel Cathedral.
The synagogue was ruined during World War II by the German Nazis, who used the building as ammunition storage area. After the war, it was used again for prayers. In 1947, a mikvah was built in the northern part of the synagogue. Regular prayers were held until 1985. A large inflow of financial contributions from private donors around the world allowed the synagogue to undergo a vast renovation from 1995 until 2000. It is still active today, although formal prayers are held only a few times a year.
tempel, synagogue, kraków, main, article, synagogues, kraków, tempel, synagogue, polish, synagoga, tempel, synagogue, kraków, poland, kazimierz, district, tempel, synagoguesynagoga, tempelsynagogue, 2015religionaffiliationjudaismdistrictkazimierzstatusactive, . Main article Synagogues of Krakow The Tempel Synagogue Polish Synagoga Tempel is a synagogue in Krakow Poland in the Kazimierz district Tempel SynagogueSynagoga TempelSynagogue in 2015ReligionAffiliationJudaismDistrictKazimierzStatusActive synagogueLocationLocationKrakow PolandArchitectureArchitect s Ignacy HercokStyleMoorish RevivalGroundbreaking1860Completed1862Tempel Synagogue is not only a major place of worship but also a booming center of Jewish culture which hosts numerous concerts and meetings especially during the Festival Contents 1 Overview 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 External linksOverview EditThe Moorish Revival building was designed by Ignacy Hercok and built in 1860 1862 along Miodowa Street The temple with its tall central section flanked by lower wings is designed on the pattern of the Leopoldstadter Tempel in Vienna Austria At the time the synagogue was built Krakow was part of the Austro Hungarian Empire The richly finished interior is adorned with dense patterns painted in many colors and copious amounts of gold leaf but the patterns with the exception of the exquisite Moorish design on the ceiling are not stylistically Moorish The arch over the Aron Kodesh with its pattern of alternating tall and short houses is more in the style of Polish folk art than anything Islamic The Aron Kodesh is covered by a gold leaf dome that evokes the dome over the Sigismund Chapel in the nearby Wawel Cathedral The synagogue was ruined during World War II by the German Nazis who used the building as ammunition storage area After the war it was used again for prayers In 1947 a mikvah was built in the northern part of the synagogue Regular prayers were held until 1985 A large inflow of financial contributions from private donors around the world allowed the synagogue to undergo a vast renovation from 1995 until 2000 It is still active today although formal prayers are held only a few times a year Gallery Edit Interior of the synagogue The iconic golden ceiling Exterior Aron Hakodesh Melaveh Malkah in Tempel SynagogueSee also EditSynagogues of Krakow Remah Synagogue Old Synagogue Krakow Izaak Synagogue Wolf Popper Synagogue High Synagogue Krakow Kupa SynagogueExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tempel Synagogue of Kazimierz Krakow www JewishKrakow net a guide to the Tempel Synagogue as well as Kazimierz in general Krakow s Jewish quarter The Jewish Community of KrakowCoordinates 50 3 10 5 N 19 56 40 E 50 052917 N 19 94444 E 50 052917 19 94444 This article about a synagogue or other Jewish place of worship in Poland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tempel Synagogue Krakow amp oldid 1097236263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
