Il Kal Grande
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| Il Kal Grande Il Kal Grandi | |
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 The former synagogue, in c. 1930s – c. 1940s | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
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| Ownership | Bosnian Cultural Center |
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| Location | |
| Location | Sarajevo |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  Location of the former synagogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°51′26″N 18°25′19″E / 43.85720171284883°N 18.422037471148602°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Rudolf Lubinski |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Construction cost | YUM18 million |
| Destroyed | 16 April 1941 (partial) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,000 worshipers |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Dome height (outer) | 36 metres (118 ft) |
| Official name | Il Kal Grande, the historic monument |
| Type | Category II cultural property |
| Designated | November 10, 2003 (decision No. 06-6-977/03-3) |
| Reference no. | 114 |
| List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Il Kal Grande, also spelled Il Kal Grandi (Judaeo-Spanish: The Great Synagogue), is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The congregation worshiped in the Sephardi rite. The building has been used as a cultural center since 1993.[1]
History
[edit]The large synagogue was constructed in the Moorish Revival style in 1930, by a design of the architect Rudolf Lubinski. It was the largest and most ornate synagogue in the Balkans. The building was heavily damaged by the Nazis in 1941 during World War II, and the majority of the Jewish community was murdered in the Holocaust.
After WWII, all the Jews of Sarajevo used the Sarajevo Synagogue, the synagogue of the Ashkenazi community.
The exterior of "Il Kal Grande" was restored in a simplified secular form in 1965, and the former dome was replaced with a flat roof. The building was initially used as the Đuro Đaković Workers' University Center and currently as the Bosnian Cultural Center.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Il, Michael (2 August 2023). "Synagogue, workers' university, cultural center". History and Cultural Heritage in Eastern Europe. Copernico. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
External links
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Media related to Il Kal Grande at Wikimedia Commons
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