Sofia Synagogue

Sofia Synagogue
Bulgarian: Софийска синагога
The synagogue in 2010
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Romaniote Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue Jewish museum (since 1992)
Leadership	Rabbi Bechor Kachlon
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sofia
Country	Bulgaria
Locaiotn of the synagogue in Bulgaria
Geographic coordinates	42°42′0″N 23°19′16″E / 42.70000°N 23.32111°E / 42.70000; 23.32111
Architecture
Architect(s)	Friedrich Grünanger
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Moorish Revival Byzantine Revival Vienna Secession Venetian
Completed	1909
Specifications
Direction of façade	East
Capacity	1,170 worshippers
Interior area	659 square metres (7,090 sq ft)
Height (max)	31 metres (102 ft)
Dome(s)	Three (maybe more)
Dome height (inner)	23 metres (75 ft)
Dome dia. (inner)	19 metres (62 ft)
Site area	1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft)
Materials	Carrara marble
Website
sofiasynagogue.com

The Sofia Synagogue (Bulgarian: Софийска синагога, Sofiyska sinagoga) is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in Europe,^[1] and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria.

Despite the building's size, the services are normally only attended by some 50 to 60 worshippers due to the aliyah of most of Bulgaria's Jews to Israel and the secularity of the local Jewish population.^{[citation needed]}