The Choral Temple (Romanian: Templul Coral) is a synagogue located in Bucharest, Romania. Designed by Enderle and Freiwald and built between 1864 and 1866, it is a very close copy of Vienna's Leopoldstadt-Tempelgasse Great Synagogue, which had been built in 1855–1858. The synagogue was devastated by the far-right Legionaries in January 1941, but was then restored after World War II, in 1945. The main hall was recently refurbished, and re-opened in 2015. The synagogue is still hosts daily religious services in the small hall, being one of the few active synagogues in the city and in Romania.
| Templul Coral | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Year consecrated | 1866 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Geographic coordinates | 44°25′52″N 26°06′24″E / 44.43106°N 26.10670°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Neo-Mudejar |
| Groundbreaking | 1864 |
| Completed | 1866 |
Bibliography
Krinsky, Carol Herselle (1996). Synagogues in Europe: Architecture, History, Meaning. Courier Corporation. ISBN 0486290786.
See also
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