The Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue of Stockholm is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3A Wahrendorffsgatan, close to the park Kungsträdgården on Norrmalm, in Stockholm, Sweden.Photo: I99pema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Synagogue
- Description: synagogue in Stockholm, Sweden
- Also known as: “Great Synagogue of Stockholm”, “Stockholm Synagogue”, “Stockholms synagoga”, “Stora synagogan”, and “Stora synagogan i Stockholm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King’s Garden and Nationalmuseum.
King’s Garden
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kungsträdgården is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is colloquially known as Kungsan. The park's central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts and meeting places in Stockholm. King’s Garden is situated 140 metres southwest of The Great Synagogue.
Nationalmuseum
Museum
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nationalmuseum is the national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. The museum's operations stretch far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, including the National Portrait Gallery collection at Gripshom, the Gustavsberg porcelain museum, several castle collections and the Swedish Institute in Paris. Nationalmuseum is situated 440 metres southeast of The Great Synagogue.
Chinateatern
Theater building
Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinateatern or commonly known as "China" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden, located at Berzelii Park in Stockholm city. Originally built 1928 as a movie theatre, it has over the years simultaneously been used as a theatre stage for revues, comedies and musical shows.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blasieholmen and Klara.
Blasieholmen
Locality
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blasieholmen is a peninsula in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located east of Kungsträdgården. Originally a small island, named Käpplingen, it became a peninsula, connected to Norrmalm, during the 17th century.
Klara
Neighborhood
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klara is a part of lower Norrmalm in the central part of Stockholm. It has its name from Klara Church. Today the name, though not often used in daily speech, has become synonymous with the old city that once occupied lower Norrmalm.
Norrmalm
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norrmalm, also known as City, is the central borough of Stockholm, bordering to Östermalm to the east at Birger Jarlsgatan, the Old Town to the south, Kungsholmen to the south-west, and Vasastan north-west of Tegnérgatan.
The Great Synagogue
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.3317° or 59° 19′ 54″ northLongitude
18.07376° or 18° 4′ 26″ eastInception
1870Levels
2Open location code
9FFW83JF+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 27740569OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueWikidata ID
Q619484
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“The Great Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sinagoga d’Estocolm”
- Chinese: “斯德哥尔摩犹太会堂”
- Chinese: “斯德哥爾摩猶太會堂”
- Czech: “Stockholmská Velká synagoga”
- Czech: “Velká synagoga”
- Danish: “Den store synagoge i Stockholm”
- Dutch: “Grote Synagoge van Stockholm”
- Dutch: “Stockholm Synagogue”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس ستوكهولم”
- Esperanto: “Stokholma Sinagogo”
- Finnish: “Tukholman synagoga”
- French: “synagogue de Stockholm”
- French: “Synagogue de Stockholm”
- German: “Grosse Synagoge Stockholm”
- German: “Große Synagoge Stockholm”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הגדול של סטוקהולם”
- Italian: “sinagoga grande di Stoccolma”
- Italian: “Sinagoga grande di Stoccolma”
- Ladino: “Gran Esnoga de Estokolma”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den store synagogen i Stockholm”
- Norwegian: “Den store synagogen i Stockholm”
- Polish: “Synagoga w Sztokholmie”
- Polish: “Wielka Synagoga w Sztokholmie”
- Romanian: “Sinagoga Mare din Stockholm”
- Russian: “Большая синагога (Стокгольм)”
- Russian: “Большая синагога Стокгольма”
- Russian: “Большая синагога”
- Spanish: “Gran Sinagoga de Estocolmo”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Estocolmo”
- Swedish: “Stockholms stora synagoga”
- Swedish: “Stockholms synagoga”
- Swedish: “Stora synagogan i Stockholm”
- Swedish: “Synagogan i Stockholm”
- Swedish: “Synagogan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Jewish Library and St. Eugenia’s Church.
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