Great Choral Synagogue

The Great Choral Synagogue was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located on Gogoļa iela, in the Latgale neighborhood of , . Designed by Paul von Hardenack in predominately Renaissance Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1871.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: destroyed synagogue in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Choral Synagogue (Riga)”, “Great Choral Synagogue of Riga”, and “Riga Choral Synagogue”
  • Inscription: “1941.4.VII”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Jesus and Central Market.

Church
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is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 18 Elijas Street. is situated 190 metres southwest of Great Choral Synagogue.

Marketplace
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Riga is Europe's largest market and bazaar in , . It is one of the most notable structures from the 20th century in Latvia and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list together with in 1998. is situated 610 metres west of Great Choral Synagogue.

Church
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is an Orthodox church in , the capital of . The church is situated at the address 9 Emilijas Benjamiņas Street. is situated 260 metres northwest of Great Choral Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latgale neighborhood and Vecrīga.

Suburb
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The Latgale neighbourhood of is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, located to the south of . Until 2024, the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate, and was also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as Maskačka—a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to .

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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Suburb
is a of , the capital of . It is named after Avotu iela which runs horizontally through the middle of the area.

Great Choral Synagogue

Latitude
56.9424° or 56° 56′ 33″ north
Longitude
24.12632° or 24° 7′ 35″ east
Open location code
9G86W4RG+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92054276
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1846204
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Great Choral Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “合唱大猶太會堂 (里加)”
  • Chinese: “大合唱猶太會堂”
  • Danish: “Rigas korale synagoge”
  • Dutch: “Riga Choral Synagogue”
  • Esperanto: “Granda Ĥora Sinagogo de Rigo”
  • French: “Grande synagogue chorale de Riga”
  • German: “Große Choral-Synagoge”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הכוראלי של ריגה”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת קורל של ריגה”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy Korál zsinagóga (Riga)”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy Korál zsinagóga”
  • Italian: “sinagoga grande corale di Riga”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga grande corale di Riga”
  • Latvian: “Horala sinagoga”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Horala sinagoga”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Horālā sinagoga”
  • Lithuanian: “Rygos choralinė sinagoga”
  • Persian: “کنیسه سرودخوانی بزرگ (ریگا)”
  • Persian: “کنیسه سرودخوانی بزرگ”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Chóralna w Rydze”
  • Russian: “Большая хоральная синагога”

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