Garnethill Synagogue
The Garnethill Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogues located in Garnethill, Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. Completed in 1881, the historic synagogue is considered the 'cathedral synagogue' of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Synagogue
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “129 Hill Street, Garnethill Synagogue” and “Garnethill Synagogue, 129 Hill Street, Glasgow”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tenement House and Centre for Contemporary Arts.
Tenement House
Museum
Photo: Twid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tenement House is a historic house museum in Glasgow, owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland. It is located at 145 Buccleuch Street, in the Garnethill area, near Charing Cross railway station and Cowcaddens subway station. Tenement House is situated 390 feet north of Garnethill Synagogue.
Centre for Contemporary Arts
Arts center
Photo: Sam Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Centre for Contemporary Arts is an arts centre in Glasgow, Scotland. It is substantially subsidised by Creative Scotland and operates from the former Third Eye Centre in a building purchased in the 1970s by the Scottish Arts Council. Centre for Contemporary Arts is situated 730 feet southeast of Garnethill Synagogue.
King’s Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King's Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. It was built for Howard & Wyndham Ltd under its chairman Baillie Michael Simons as a sister theatre of their Theatre Royal in the city and was designed by Frank Matcham, opening in 1904. King’s Theatre is situated 810 feet south of Garnethill Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garnethill and Woodlands.
Garnethill
Suburb
Garnethill is a predominantly residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland with a number of important public buildings.
Woodlands
Suburb
Woodlands is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated on the north-west edge of the city centre, Woodlands is located within Glasgow's fashionable West End, east of Hillhead, south of Woodside, north of the Park District and Kelvingrove Park, and west of Charing Cross and Garnethill.
Blythswood Hill
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blythswood Hill, crowned by Blythswood Square, is an area of central Glasgow, Scotland. Its grid of streets extend from the length of the west side of Buchanan Street to Gordon Street and Bothwell Street, and to Charing Cross, Sauchiehall Street and Garnethill.
Garnethill Synagogue
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.86718° or 55° 52′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.26772° or 4° 16′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C7QVP8J+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 78405280OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5523667
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Garnethill Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加内特希尔犹太会堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس جارنيثيل”
- French: “synagogue de Garnethill”
- French: “Synagogue de Garnethill”
- German: “Garnethill Synagogue”
- Italian: “sinagoga Garnethill di Glasgow”
- Italian: “Sinagoga Garnethill di Glasgow”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Garnethill”
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Highlights include Hill Street Viewpoint Garnethill and Capitol.
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