Kaunas Synagogue Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue | |
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Lithuanian: Kauno choralinė sinagoga | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 13 East Ožeškienės Street, Centras eldership, Kaunas, Kaunas County |
Country | Lithuania |
Location of the synagogue in Lithuania | |
Geographic coordinates | 54°53′55″N 23°54′12″E / 54.89861°N 23.90333°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Justyn Golinewicz (Iustin N. Golinevich) |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
Funded by | Lewin Boruch Minkowski |
General contractor | Edmund von Mikwitz |
Groundbreaking | 1871 |
Completed | 1872 |
Materials | Brick |
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The Kaunas Synagogue, also known as the Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue (Lithuanian: Kauno choralinė sinagoga), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 13 East Ožeškienės Street,, in Centras eldership, Kaunas, in the Kaunas County of Lithuania.
Designed by Justyn Golinewicz and Edmund von Mikwitz in an eclectic mix of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Moorish Revival styles, the building was completed in 1872[1] and is one of two operating choral synagogues in Lithuania.[3]