Wołpa Synagogue
Former synagogue in Voŭpa, Belarus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wołpa Synagogue was a synagogue located in the town of Voŭpa, in what is now western Belarus.[1] It was reputed to be the "most beautiful" of the wooden synagogues of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,[1] a "masterwork" of wooden vernacular architecture.[2]
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Wołpa Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (–1940s) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Voŭpa |
Country | Belarus |
The former synagogue in what is now Belarus | |
Geographic coordinates | 53°21′52″N 24°21′57″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Vernacular |
Completed | c. 1643 |
Destroyed | November 1942; during World War II |
Materials | Timber |
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