Bobowa Synagogue
| Bobowa Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Synagoga w Bobowej | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bobowa, Poland |
Interactive map of Bobowa Synagogue | |
| Coordinates | 49°42′29″N 20°56′35″E / 49.70806°N 20.94306°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1756 |
The Bobowa Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga w Bobowej) is a synagogue in Bobowa, Poland. It is one of the most important monuments in Judaism in Poland.[1]
History
The synagogue was built in 1756. In 1889, the synagogue burned down during a fire that damaged the city. The wooden section and roof were destroyed, while the brick interior survived. Immediately after, a decision was made to renovate the building, which gave it its present shape. Not oriented with an axis directed north-south, it consisted of a stone-built main hall, to which a wooden hall, preceded by a three-bay gallery, was later added, with a women's gallery on the first floor. Both parts form a rectangular block covered with a common, single-story hip roof.[2]
Architecture
The main prayer hall is rectangular in plan, measuring 14 x 12.5 meters, and is covered with a nine-field vault supported by four pillars, between which stands a wooden, two-entrance bema.[2]
Gallery
Interior of the synagogue (2004)
The Aron Kodesh with the bema in the foreground.JPG)
Synagogue (wall with gallery)_(29336183554).jpg)
Synagogue (detail of the polychrome) (2014)_(29669674800).jpg)
Synagogue (discovered polychromes) (2014)
References
- ↑ Piechotka, Maria; Piechotka, Kazimierz (2017). Bramy Nieba: Bóżnice murowane na ziemiach dawnej Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Warsaw: Polski Instytut Studiów nad Sztuką Świata and POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. pp. 447–450. ISBN 978-83-942344-2-3.
- 1 2 "Synagoga w Bobowej". malopolskatogo.pl.
Bibliography
- Adam Dylewski (2002), Śladami Żydów polskich: przewodnik ilustrowany, Bielsko-Biała: Pascal, ISBN 83-7304-029-3, OCLC 749883286
- Grzegorz Kubal (1999), Bobowa – w gminie i okolicy, Krosno: Roksana, ISBN 83-88126-10-5, OCLC 751413499
- Eleonora Bergman (1996), Zachowane synagogi i domy modlitwy w Polsce, Warszawa: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny, ISBN 83-85888-23-3, OCLC 231842223