"The Great Synagogue" in Tykocin, Poland
"The Great Synagogue" in Tykocin is the second biggest synagogue in Poland (after Krakow), and one of the oldest in our country. The synagogue established in 1642, was thoroughly restored in the late 1970s. The impressive synagogue that has survived until today was built in the place of a wooden temple from the 15th century, in the centre of the Jewish district – Kaczorowo.
The stone building in the late-Renaissance-Baroque style was based on a rectangular ground plan, size: 18 x 18 m. From three sides the building is adjacent to one-storey extensions, which housed two women's galleries and a vestibule, which was the seat of the cheder as well as a meeting room for the court and kehilla. The rectangular prayer hall is located lower than the vestibule. The two-storey bimah, located in the centre, is surrounded by four pillars that converge, becoming a support for the ceiling. On the east wall, there is a stone frame of the Torah ark, while the remaining walls contained polychromies with Hebrew inscriptions as well as images of plants and animals. The historic wall paintings, most of which are decorative texts of Hebrew prayers, were restored in the 1970s. Inside the Synagogue, we can see a lot of Judaic items.
There is also the Talmudic House (the small Synagogue/Bet Midrash - study and prayer hall) which is aside from the Great Synagogue. It houses a permanent exhibition about Zygmunt Gloger, small old pharmacy and temporary artistic exhibition. In the building, there is also a restaurant “Tejsza” serving Jewish cuisine.
A few kilometres east of Tykocin in the small farm in Pentowo the European Storks Village (see the previous post) is located. Little farther - in small village Kiermusy - the Centre of protection of the European bison is located.
You can read articles about Podlasie region:
- Supraśl - the pearl of Podlasie region
- Supraśl Lavra - important site of Orthodox culture in Poland
- Kruszyniany - Tatar village where Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox live together
- Pentowo - European Stork Village
- "The Great Synagogue" in Tykocin, Poland
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wonderful images of a beautiful Synagogue
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic building and great that it was resstored
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! It looks pretty modest on the outside, but it's spectacular in details on the inside.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the colours.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for these good photos and descriptions of the Great Synagogue. I try to imagine how it was full of life for centuries. I think half of Tykocin was Jewish. The massacre in the forest put a sudden end to that.
ReplyDeleteAt least the buildings are well taken care of now, and that is good.
Like this place, it seems very peaceful.
ReplyDeleteOnly ever seen one and that was unused , nice to see what one really looks like in use
ReplyDeleteA fascinating beautiful place. It's great that buildings like these are being restored. It would be a crime to loose them. Great photography.
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Oh wow wow wow! I so want to get there one day!!
ReplyDeleteNice architecture.
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Hello, beautiful buildings. The details are lovely. Great post and photos. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
ReplyDeleteWonderful - what a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-cats-of-san-juan.html.
ReplyDeletePrzepiękna jest ta synagoga.
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Piękna architektura. Pozdrawiam
ReplyDeleteMarvelous building and photography. Thank you for linking in with "Through My Lens".
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What an amazing piece of history, so great that it is still being used. Thank you for sharing! : )
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful synagogue! I really didn't believe there were things like that left, I thought they destroyed most old buildings during WWII in Poland.
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ReplyDeleteReally like the last photograph.
ReplyDeleteGreat building and beautiful photos!
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This is a wonderful series of shots of this beautiful place. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous piece of history that survived splendidly over the years. I agree with one comment, the outside is not much to speak of, but the inside is stunningly beautiful. I am so glad it survived and has been restored.
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Wow! An amazing building.
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Absolutely stunning photos!
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Amazing and beautiful... I would love to visit it for myself and walk through there, seems like a wonderful trip
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Definite architectural design period
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