Heydukova Street Synagogue
| Heydukova Street Synagogue | |
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Slovak: Synagóga na Heydukovej ulici | |
| File:Orthodox Synagogue, Heydukova street, Bratislava.jpg The synagogue façade in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Leadership | Rabbi Baruch Myers |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 11-13 Heydukova Street, Old Town, Bratislava |
| Country | Slovakia |
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| Architecture | |
| Architect | Artur Szalatnai |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Materials | Reinforced concrete |
| Website | |
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The Heydukova Street Synagogue (Slovak: Synagóga na Heydukovej ulici) is an Orthodox congregation, synagogue, and Jewish museum, located on Heydukova Street in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the only synagogue in Bratislava.[2]
Synagogue history
[edit | edit source]Designed by Artur Szalatnai, a local Jewish architect, in the Cubist style, the synagogue was completed in 1924. The synagogue is an important example of Slovak religious architecture of the 20th century and it is listed as a Slovak National Cultural Monument. It is one of only four active synagogues in Slovakia and historically one of three in Bratislava; the other two survived World War II but were demolished in the 1960s.[3]
The architect Artur Szalatnai was selected by winning a competition for the project of a new synagogue. It was Szalatnai's first major work after finishing studies in Budapest. At the time of the construction, there were no houses in this part of Heydukova Street.
The synagogue exterior has a towerless, seven-pillared colonnade facing Heydukova Street. Entrance is situated at the building's eastern side, from the corridor connecting the street with the inner yard. The interior includes a large sanctuary in which modern steel-and-concrete construction and contemporary Cubist details are combined with historicist elements.
Jewish museum
[edit | edit source]The building also houses the Bratislava Jewish Community Museum, installed upstairs, with a permanent exhibition “The Jews of Bratislava and Their Heritage” which is open to the public during the summer season.
See also
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Further reading
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External links
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- Official website (in Slovak)
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- 1926 establishments in Slovakia
- 20th-century synagogues in Slovakia
- Art Deco architecture in Slovakia
- Art Deco synagogues
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Slovakia
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- Religious buildings and structures in Bratislava
- Cubism
- Jewish museums
- Jews and Judaism in Bratislava
- Museums in Bratislava
- Orthodox synagogues in Slovakia
- Synagogues completed in 1926
- Synagogues preserved as museums