The Vercelli Synagogue (Italian: Tempio Israelitico) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli, Italy.[2] Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence,[3] the synagogue was completed in 1878.
Vercelli Synagogue | |
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Italian: Tempio Israelitico | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Via Foà 70, Vercelli, Piedmont |
Country | Italy |
Location of the synagogue in Piedmont | |
Geographic coordinates | 45°19′32.69″N 8°25′33.1″E / 45.3257472°N 8.425861°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Marco Treves |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Moorish Revial |
Completed | 1878 |
Materials | Brick |
Website | |
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History
editThe synagogue features red-and-white masonry courses and a flat, tripartite facade with a raised central portion, that resembles a number of other European and American synagogues with designs inspired by Vienna's Leopoldstädter Tempel, by architect Ludwig Förster.[3]
A major restoration project was launched in 2007.[4]
On 23 November 2013, in an antisemitic act, two swastikas were found sprayed on its walls.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ashkenazi Synagogue in Vercelli". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Pugliese, Stanislao G., ed. (2002) The Most Ancient of Minorities: the Jews of Italy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press ISBN 0-313-31895-6; p. 174
- ^ a b "Vercelli -- Synagogue under Restoration". Jewish Heritage Europe. March 5, 2009.
- ^ "Beni da salvare 8 - La sinagoga di Vercelli esempio tangibile dell'emancipazione ebraica". Moked.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Vercelli, svastiche sul cimitero ebraico L'incursione è stata compiuta nella notte". L'UNIONE SARDA.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 12, 2013.
External links
editMedia related to Synagogue of Vercelli at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)