Status Quo Ante Synagogue (Trnava)

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Status Quo Ante Synagogue
Slovak: Synagóga status quo ante
Slovakia Trnava Synagoga spredu.JPG
The former synagogue and memorial plaque
Religion
Affiliation Status Quo (former)
Rite Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Inactive (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed
Location
Location2 Halenárska Street, Trnava
Country Slovakia
Slovakia relief location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the former synagogue in Slovakia
Geographic coordinates 48°22′41″N17°35′24″E / 48.3780°N 17.5901°E / 48.3780; 17.5901
Architecture
Architect(s) Jakob Gartner
Type Synagogue architecture
Style
Completed1890s
Specifications
Dome(s)Two
Materials Brick
Website
gjk.sk
(gallery website)
[1]

The Status Quo Ante Synagogue (Slovak : Synagóga status quo ante) is a former Status Quo Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Halenárska Street in Trnava, Slovakia. The building has been used as an arts center since 2016.

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History

Completed in either 1891 or 1897, the synagogue was designed by Jakob Gartner in the Moorish Revival and Byzantine Revival styles. In addition to the Status Quo synagogue, the city was also served by an Orthodox synagogue. [2] The synagogue was devastated in World War II. The synagogue has subsequently been repurposed as a center of contemporary art, housing the Ján Koniarek gallery, [3] and hosts a number of exhibitions and concerts.

Inside, apse and chapel are surrounded by a gallery for women, which is supported by cast iron columns with composite capitals. In the center of the chapel is a glass dome with its original design. Historically and to this day the synagogue is one of the most characteristic and most original buildings in the city. Its most characteristic features are the towers of spherical domes.

The synagogue is no longer active. In front of the building is a monument dedicated to the Jewish victims of World War II.

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References

  1. "Status Quo Synagogue in Trnava". Historic synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. "Trnava – Status Quo Synagogue". Slovak Jewish Heritage. n.d.
  3. COMMON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR CROSS–BORDER EXCURSION TEACHING TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CIVICS (PDF). November 14, 2018. pp. 138–139.

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