Great City Synagogue (Lviv)
The Great City Synagogue (Ukrainian: Велика міська синагога, Polish: Wielka Synagoga Miejska we Lwowie) was a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the city of Lviv (Polish: Lwów, German: Lemberg), in what is now the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It was situated in the former Jewish Quarter near today's city centre.
| Great City Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Ukrainian: Велика міська синагога | |
The former synagogue, c. 1900 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1801–1943) |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Staroyevreiska Street, Lviv, Lviv Oblast |
| Country | Ukraine |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Ukraine | |
| Geographic coordinates | 49°50′28″N 24°2′6″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Date established | 1320s (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1801 |
| Destroyed | 14 August 1941 |
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