Pazardzhik Synagogue
Pazardzhik's historic Great and Small Synagogues / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pazardzhik Synagogue refers to two former Orthodox Jewish synagogues, located in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. The Pazardzhik Great Synagogue (Bulgarian: Пазарджишка голяма синагога, Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל גדול בפאזארג'יק), and the Pazardzhik Small Synagogue (Bulgarian: Пазарджишка малка синагога, Hebrew: בית הכנסת קהל קטן בפאזארג'יק) served as synagogues from 1850 until the c. 1940s; and subsequently as museums and for use by the Jewish community.
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Pazardzhik Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogues (1850–c. 1940s) |
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Location | |
Location | Asen Zlatarov Street, Pazardzhik, Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province |
Country | Bulgaria |
Location of the former synagogues in Bulgaria | |
Geographic coordinates | 42°11′31″N 24°20′2″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Stavri Temelkov (Great) |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Great: Small: |
Date established | c. 1825 |
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Specifications | |
Direction of façade | North-east (Great) |
Materials | Stone (both synagogues) |
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