Great Synagogue (Tbilisi)

Great Synagogue
Basic information
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Completed	1903
Specifications
Length	24.5 meters (80 ft)
Width	15 meters (49 ft)
Height (max)	14 meters (46 ft)
Dome(s)	1

The Great Synagogue (Georgian: დიდი სინაგოგა) is a synagogue at 45-47 Leselidze Street in Tbilisi in the republic of Georgia.

History

The building, also known as the Georgian Synagogue, was built from 1895 to 1903 in an eclectic style by Georgian Jews from Akhaltsikhe who migrated to Tbilisi in the late 19th century, thus the synagogue is also called “synagogue of the people of Akhaltsikhe”.

There is also a synagogue in Tbilisi built by the Jews of Tshinvali at 13 Kozhevennyi Tupik Street.

External links

• The Georgian Synagogue in Tbilisi, Georgia | The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot

Coordinates: 41°43′00″N 44°47′00″E / 41.7167°N 44.7833°E / 41.7167; 44.7833

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