Synagogue des Tournelles

The Synagogue des Tournelles is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on the Rue des Tournelles, in the Marais district, in the of , .
  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue located in Paris, in France
  • Also known as: Synagogue de la rue des Tournelles

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Victor Hugo’s House.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bastille was a medieval fortress in , known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. is situated 320 metres southeast of Synagogue des Tournelles.

Museum
The Maison de Victor Hugo is a writer's house museum located in the , where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832 and 1848.

Theater building
The is a modern opera house in the , France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's Grands Travaux, it became the main facility of the Paris National Opera, France's principal opera company… is situated 510 metres southeast of Synagogue des Tournelles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marais and 4th arrondissement.

Suburb
Photo: Luctor IV, Public domain.
The is a historic district in , . It spreads across parts of the and arrondissements on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the .

The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.

Suburb
The was one of the traditional suburbs of , France. It grew up to the east of the around the abbey of , and ran along the Rue du .

Synagogue des Tournelles

Latitude
48.85531° or 48° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
2.36688° or 2° 22′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FW4V948+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49734642
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1129979
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Synagogue des Tournelles” goes by many names.

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