Choral Temple

The Choral Temple is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 9-11 Sf. Vineri Street, in , . Designed in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1866.
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Photo: Ștefan Jurcă, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: heritage site in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: “Templul Coral” and “The Choral Temple”
  • Address: Strada Sfânta Vineri, București

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Synagogue and The Old Court Princely Palace.

Synagogue
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The , also known as the Great Polish Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 11 Vasile Adamache, in the Old Jewish District of , . is situated 220 metres southeast of Choral Temple.

Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Curtea Veche was built as a palace or residence during the rule of Vlad III Dracula in 1459. Archaeological excavations started in 1953, and now the site is operated by the Muzeul Municipiului București in the historic centre of , . is situated 440 metres west of Choral Temple.

Church
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The is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 36 Calea Moșilor in , . It is dedicated to Saint George. A monastery was established on the site in 1492, as mentioned in the 1848 pisanie. is situated 120 metres west of Choral Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Centrul Civic.

Suburb
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The Old Town is located in the center of , Romania, and is known for its nightlife. Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard crosses the historic center from north to south, dividing this area into two approximately equal parts.

Suburb
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is a district in central , , which was completely rebuilt in the 1980s as part of the scheme of systematization under the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, which included the construction of new civic centres in the Romanian cities.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in south , in , close to the city center, named after the nearby . It is one of the preferred neighborhoods by people seeking to buy an apartment.

Choral Temple

Latitude
44.43102° or 44° 25′ 52″ north
Longitude
26.10669° or 26° 6′ 24″ east
Inception
1866
Open location code
8GP8C4J4+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1130933459
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­synagogue
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Wiki­data ID
Q2778310
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Choral Temple” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Temple Coral de Bucarest”
  • Chinese: “布加勒斯特猶太會堂”
  • Dutch: “Templul Coral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس تمبلول كورال”
  • French: “synagogue chorale de Bucarest”
  • French: “Synagogue chorale de Bucarest”
  • French: “Temple Coral”
  • German: “Choral-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הכוראלי של בוקרשט”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת קורל של בוקרשט”
  • Hebrew: “היכל קורל של בוקרשט”
  • Italian: “tempio corale di Bucarest”
  • Italian: “Tempio corale di Bucarest”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Chóralna w Bukareszcie”
  • Romanian: “Templul Coral din Bucureşti”
  • Romanian: “Templul Coral din București”
  • Romanian: “Templul Coral”
  • Spanish: “Templo Coral”

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