Choral Synagogue (Vilnius)
| Choral Synagogue of Vilnius | |
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Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga | |
The synagogue in 2008 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 39 Pylimo Street, Vilnius' Old Town, Vilnius, Vilnius County |
| Country | Lithuania |
Location of the synagogue in Vilnius | |
| Geographic coordinates | 54°40′34″N 25°16′53″E / 54.67611°N 25.28139°E |
| Architecture | |
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| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Date established | 1847 (as a congregation) |
| Groundbreaking | 1902 |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Materials | Brick |
The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga), officially, Taharat Ha-Kodesh Choral Synagogue in Vilnius, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 39 Pylimo Street (originally Zawalna Street), in the Old Town of Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.
Designed by Daniel Rosenhaus and Aleksejus Polozovas in an eclectic combination of the Romanesque Revival and Moorish Revival styles, the building was completed in 1903.
The Choral Synagogue is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is in use. All other synagogues were completely destroyed or partly desecrated during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany, and by the Soviet authorities after the war.