Great Synagogue (Łódź)

Great Synagogue
Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Łodzi
Photograph of the former synagogue, 1930s
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (18871939)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationŁódź, Łódź Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Location of the destroyed synagogue
in Łódź Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates51°46′12″N 19°27′14″E / 51.77000°N 19.45389°E / 51.77000; 19.45389
Architecture
Architect(s)Adolf Wolff
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival
Funded by
General contractorJohann Steck
Groundbreaking1881
Completed1887
DestroyedNovember 14, 1939
Specifications
Dome(s)Four
MaterialsBricks

The Great Synagogue of Łódź (Polish: Wielka Synagoga w Łodzi) was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Łódź, in the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Adolf Wolff in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1887, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on November 14, 1939.