Great Synagogue Of Bordeaux
| Great Synagogue of Bordeaux | |||
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| Lower part of the facade | |||
| Contact | 44 50 '01 "North 0 34 '26 "West / 44.833611, -0.573889 | ||
| Country |  France | ||
| Region | Aquitaine | ||
| Department | Gironde | ||
| City | Bordeaux | ||
| Worship | Judaism | ||
| Type | Synagogue | ||
| Construction begins | 1877 | ||
| Work Completed | 1882 | ||
| Architect (s) | Charles Durand and Paul Abadie. | ||
| Style (s) dominating (s) | Neo-Gothic and Orientalist | ||
| Protection |  Ranked MH ( 1998 ) | ||
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The Great Synagogue of Bordeaux is the main place of worship Israelite of Bordeaux.
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Succeeding the first building destroyed by fire in 1873 , she was raised between 1877 and 1882 under the direction of architects Charles Durand and Paul Abadie.
Community headquarters Sephardic , it is one of the largest synagogues in Europe and is classified a historical monument since 1998 History The presence of a Jewish community can be traced back several centuries in the metropolis aquitaine. This increases considerably after the promulgation of the decree of the Alhambra (31 March 1492 ) by which the Catholic Monarchs decided to expel Jews from the Iberian Peninsula . Fleeing the persecutions of the Inquisition , many of them decide to move across the Pyrenees, forming communities often active and successful in the south-west France. Bordeaux's Jewish community has flourished for several centuries, providing some big names in the fields of literature, arts, commerce and politics ( Gradis , Raba, Nunes Pereira, Pereire or Mendes ). During the creation of the Central Consistory by Napoleon , a regional consitoire is created in Bordeaux in 1808. A year later, a large synagogue was founded under his leadership Causserouge street. Designed by architect Arnaud Corcoran, she draws freely from the oriental architecture . Nerve center of the Jewish Quarter, this monumental building is the victim of a terrible fire in the year 1873. This loss determines the representatives of the community to build a new sanctuary, whose implementation is entrusted to the architect Andr Burguet, then, after the latter's death, architects Charles Durand and Paul Abadie. The work began officially in 1877 and was completed in 1882. On 5 September of that year (21 Elul 5642 the Hebrew calendar ), the Great Synagogue of Bordeaux is inaugurated and opened to worship . During the German occupation , the synagogue, ransacked, serves as a place of internment to Jews who failed to escape in time. Nearly 1,600 families are imprisoned before being deported to camps in Dachau and Auschwitz-Birkenau , . Today, the Great Synagogue, which stands in an alley (Rue du Grand Rabbi Joseph Cohen) slightly back from the street Sainte-Catherine , remains one of the lungs of the Jewish community of Bordeaux. Morning services and evening are held daily. The architecture of the synagogue is at once the Gothic aesthetic and common Orientalist then in vogue in parts of Europe. Forming a vessel 36 meters long and 26 meters wide, it is preceded by a monumental facade of two towers confined . The initial idea was that they be extended by two octagonal base bulbs, but this party which do not unanimous (some members of the community seeing a Christian influence is too obvious), the funds allocated for their completion were deleted . The interior reflects the provisions of the basilica, ancient, and consists of a main vessel collaterals separated by a series of fourteen columns Corinthian (seven on each side). At the top level are arranged forums ( mekhitsa ) space traditionally reserved for women. At the back of the sanctuary, looking towards the holy ark (heckal), formed in a high arch horseshoe arch. A velvet curtain ( parokhet ) garnet hues serves as a backdrop. The central part of the synagogue is occupied by a platform ( Tebah ) where officers are ministers of religion. This is preceded by a monumental seven-branched candelabrum (menorah) of nearly 4.50 m in height . The coverage of the building is a steel structure carrier sheet riveted, work shops Gustave Eiffel. The steel frame is concealed by a basket-handle arch lined with transverse barrel, all amounting to over 16 meters. This provision allows the identification of large space inside, and accentuates the effect of monumentality of the building. Architecture
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